The Son Saying Farewell, from The Parable of the Prodigal Son
Crispijn van de Passe, I
c. 1600
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 22.6 × 18.3 cm (8 15/16 × 7 1/4 in.); sheet: 24.1 × 19.5 cm (9 1/2 × 7 11/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
267900
About the Artist
Crispijn van de Passe, I · 1565–1637
Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, born around 1564 in the coastal town of Arnemuiden in Zeeland, emerged as a pivotal figure in Northern European printmaking during a turbulent era. He relocated to Antwerp at a young age, the bustling epicenter of engraving, where he trained and worked from 1580 onward, becoming a member of the Guild of Saint Luke in the 1584–1585 guild year. The Spanish siege and ...