CRISPIJN DE PASSE THE ELDER. 'Aqua' in a Decorative Border with Sea Creatures, from a Series of Circular Designs with the Four Elements

CRISPIJN DE PASSE THE ELDER (1564-1637)

'Aqua' in a Decorative Border with Sea Creatures, from a Series of Circular Designs with the Four Elements

'Aqua' in a Decorative Border with Sea Creatures, from a Series of Circular Designs with the Four Elements. Artist: Crispijn de Passe the Elder (Netherlandish, Arnemuiden 1564-1637 Utrecht). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 × 4 3/4 in. (12.7 × 12.1 cm). Date: 1590-1612. Design for a circular plate with the element of Water personified as a standing female figure holding a shell in her left and and leaning on an over turned vessel, which issues a stream of water and fish. This scene is shown in a medallion at center and is surrounded by a broad band with various aquatic animals and sea monsters, including two horses with fish's tails below. Plate 3 from a series of four devoted to the Four Elements.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

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3427 x 3443 px | 33.8 MB

29.0 x 29.2 cm | 11.4 x 11.5 in (300 dpi)