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Magdalena van de Passe

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, 1614

Description

Maker

  • Magdalena van de Passe, ca. 1600-1638, Dutch
  • After Maarten de Vos, 1532-1603, Flemish

Title

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

Year

1614

Medium

Engraving on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 21 x 25.6 cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Printed, on image, UR: Pharos; PRinted, on sheet, LC: Magdalena Pabaea sculpsit vltr. Printed, on sheet, LL to LR: Cursibus extruxit... ora subirent; Printed, on sheet, LR: Crisp Pass excudit.

Identification

State

only state

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2006.7.5

Projects & Publications

Publications

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Brilliant Line

September 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Magdalena van de Passe, one of the few female names in Early Modern engraving, came from a family of engravers and built an independent reputation as a reproductive engraver. Her style combines many of the lessons of previous engravers both north and south. The swelling line recalls Hendrick Goltzius, but Magdalena reintroduced contours around her figures, relying less on Goltzius’s formulas and heroic proportions. From fine manner engravers, she incorporated extensive dot-work. This combination may have also come from Italian sources, particularly Agostino Carracci, whose works appear on the next wall.

These are two of seven prints in the series illustrating the Seven Wonders of the World; the other plates in the series were completed by her brothers and father.

Related

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After Maarten de Vos

The Seven Wonders of the World, 1614

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