Crispijn de Passe the Elder

Bible scenes Crispijn de Passe the Elder painted

• Matthew

  • Matthew 3

• Genesis

  • Genesis 7

All works by Crispijn de Passe the Elder in our library

Saint Anthony, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint Elizabeth

Crispijn de Passe the Elder · 1582

The beginning of the Flood: men and women climb to higher ground at right, water overtaking animals and people at left, Noah's Ark beyond, from "Liber Genesis"

Crispijn de Passe the Elder · 1612

Entry into the ark: Noah and his family walk toward the ark in the background, pairs of animals walk up a ramp leading into the ark, from "Liber Genesis"

Crispijn de Passe the Elder · 1612

Noah kneeling before God at left, the construction of the ark underway beyond, from "Liber Genesis"

Crispijn de Passe the Elder · 1612

The Flood destroys life on earth: corpses of humans and animals adrift in the foreground, Noah's ark beyond and a flying dove holding a branch above, from "Liber Genesis"

Crispijn de Passe the Elder · 1612

Aftermath of the Flood: human bodies strewn on dry land in the foreground, Noah's ark moored on a rocky outcrop beyond, from "Liber Genesis"

Crispijn de Passe the Elder · 1612

Further reading

• WikipediaCrispijn de Passe the Elder