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Portrait of Magdalena de Passe
Crispijn van de Passe (II), 1640
Two years after Magdalena de Passe’s death, her brother Crispijn included a portrait of her in a series of illustrations of famous women. In the background is the cathedral tower of Magdalena’s native Utrecht. In the accompanying poetic verses Crispijn wrote about the death of his sister. A loss, he writes, somewhat alleviated by the fact that he still has her art.
- Artwork typebook, prentalbum
- Object numberBI-1946-663
- Dimensionsheight 144 mm x width 197 mm x thickness 12 mm, width 395 mm
- Physical characteristicsalbum met rood marokijnen band, dek- en schutbladen van marmerpapier, inslagen met gouddruk en vergulde snede; ingebonden gravures; tekst in boekdruk; twee opgeplakte losse stroken met boekdruk