Cologne / Cologne 1602.

Sheet size: approx. 14.7x18.5cm. -- Original engraving by Crispin de Passe I, from his series of engravings for Ovid's Metamorphoses, partly after Maarten de Vos and Hendrick Goltzius. -- with contemporary handwritten French title in the upper margin, otherwise in very good condition. || Original copperplate engraving by Crispin de Passe I, from his series on Ovid's Metamorphoses, partly after Maarten de Vos and Hendrick Goltzius. -- with a contemporary handwritten French title at the top, otherwise in good condition. || Crispin de Passe I (c.1565-1637) was a Flemish-Dutch draftsman, engraver, printer, publisher and painter. He worked in Antwerp, Aachen, Cologne and Utrecht. Crispin de Passe I was the progenitor of a Flemish-Dutch family of engravers and publishers. It is believed that de Passe ran his own drawing school. The father was also the teacher of his children Simon (1595-1647), Magdalena (1596-1638), Crispin II (1597-1670) and Willem de Passe (1598-1636), which is why it is often very difficult to differentiate the works of the distinguish individual family members. They were all draftsmen and engravers at the same time. De Passe I made many prints, often as a series based on his own designs but also based on templates from other draftsmen, and he usually published them himself as a publisher. He was born in Arnemuiden on the island of Walcheren in Zeeland. When he was a little child, his parents moved to Antwerp. He was apprenticed to Dirk Coornhert. His first work dates from 1584. Around 1584/85 he became a member of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke, registered as a guild master. Crispin's early style is reminiscent of Veldmann and the brothers Johannes Wierix and Hieronymus Wierix. After his marriage to Magdalena de Bock, a niece-in-law of Marten de Vos, his style resembled that of de Vos. From 1588 De Passe lived with his wife in Aachen. He founded a business as a freelance graphic designer and published the first prints based on his own designs. In 1589 De Passe moved to Cologne, and stayed there for more than twenty years. His five children were also born in Cologne. Crispin de Passe became a sought-after artist and his business flourished. One of his well-known students was the copper engraver Peter Isselburg (around 1580-1630), who later became very well known in Germany. In 1612 the Mennonite de Passe had to leave Cologne and moved his workshop to Utrecht. In 1613 he acquired citizenship as an engraver in Utrecht. He died there in 1637. // // Crispin de Passe I (around 1565-1637) was a Flemish-Dutch draftsman, engraver, printer, publisher and painter. He worked in Antwerp, Aachen, Cologne and Utrecht. He was the progenitor of a Flemish-Dutch family of engravers and publishers. It is believed that de Passe ran his own drawing school. The father was also the teacher of his children Simon (15951647), Magdalena (15961638), Crispin II (15971670) and Willem de Passe (15981636), which is why it is often difficult to distinguish the works of each family member from one another. They were all draftsmen and engravers at the same time. De Passe I made many engravings, often as a series based on his own designs, but also based on templates from other illustrators, and mostly published them himself as a publisher. He was born in Arnemuiden on the island of Walcheren in Zeeland. When he was a small child, his parents moved to Antwerp. He apprenticed with Dirk Coornhert. His first work dates from 1584. Around 1584/85 he became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke, registered as a guild master. Crispin's early style is reminiscent of Veldmann and the brothers Johannes Wierix and Hieronymus Wierix. After his marriage to Magdalena de Bock, a niece-in-law of Marten de Vos, his style resembled that of de Vos. From 1588 De Passe lived with his wife in Aachen. He founded a business as a freelance graphic designer and published his first prints based on his own designs. In 1589 De Passe moved to Cologne and stayed there for more than twenty years. His five children were also born in Cologne. Crispin de Passe became a sought-after artist and his business flourished. One of his well-known students was the engraver Peter Isselburg (around 1580-1630), who later became very well known in Germany. In 1612 the Mennonite de Passe had to leave Cologne and moved his workshop to Utrecht. In 1613 he acquired citizenship as an engraver in Utrecht. He died there in 1637.

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