Crispijn van de Passe1574

Aanbidding door de koningen

The wise men from the East kneel before the child with Mary his mother, presenting their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Matthew 2). An engraving by the Dutch printmaker Crispijn van de Passe (1574).

Aanbidding door de koningen by Crispijn van de Passe depicting Matthew 2
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About Crispijn van de Passe

1564-1637 · Dutch

Crispijn van de Passe the Elder was a Dutch engraver and founder of a four-generation dynasty of printmakers; his biblical series — including the Liber Genesis and Life of Christ — circulated across Protestant and Catholic Europe alike.