Crispijn de Passe I, “Emblem 77”, 1611

Crispijn de Passe I (also known as Crispin van de Passe) (1564–1637)

“Emblem 77,” 1611
This engraving was originally published in Cologne by E Musaeo Coelatorio Crispiani Passaei in Gabriel Rollenhagen’s “Nucleus Emblematum Selectissimorum: Quae Itali Vulgò Impresas Vocabant: Priuata Industria, Studio Singulari, Vndiq[ue] Conquisitus, Non Paucis Venustis Inventionibus Auctus…” (“A nucleus of the most select emblems: what the Italians commonly call enterprises: private industry, singular study, all acquired, increased by not a few charming inventions...”). For reference, see https://archive.org/details/nucleusemblematu00roll/page/n206/mode/1up.

The plate was later reprinted by Augustine Mathews and published in London by Henry Taunton in 1624, and subsequently by John Grismond in 1635. It appears as illustration number 27 (XXVII) on page 89 of George Wither’s “A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne: Quickened VVith Metricall Illustrations, Both Morall and Divine: And Disposed Into Lotteries, That Instruction and Good Counsell May Be Furthered by an Honest and Pleasant Recreation.” For reference, see https://archive.org/details/collectionofembl00withe/page/88/mode/2up.

Technical Details & Condition

Engraved on laid paper, the artwork is trimmed around the plate mark and backed with a support sheet to ensure stability. The sheet remains in very good condition considering its age, exhibiting only minor signs of age-toning. It is free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

Sheet: 13.8 x 10.4 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Upper right corner: “77”
• Bordering the roundel image: “DEVS NOBIS HÆC OTIA FECIT” (transl. “God has granted us these times of leisure”)
• Below the image border: “O Judæe, Deus nobis hæc otia fecit, Nolebas, vellet cuni facere illa tibi.” (transl. “O Jew, God has made these eases for us, You did not wish, when He would have done them for you.”)

Price & Shipping:

AU$271 (approximately US$174.48 / €151.22 / £133.45), inclusive of worldwide express shipping.
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