A set of seasons, after Crispijn I de Passe

An image of Four Plaques of the Seasons. Passe, Crispijn I de (Flemish, 1564-1637). Ivory, carved in low relief and mounted on thicker wood panel, height, whole, 11.5 cm, width, whole, 10.5 cm, circa 1600-1900. One of a set of four (M.3B, M.3C, M.3D-1991) depicting the four seasons. French.

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Four Plaques of the Seasons. Passe, Crispijn I de (Flemish, 1564-1637). Ivory, carved in low relief and mounted on thicker wood panel, height, whole, 11.5 cm, width, whole, 10.5 cm, circa 1600-1900. One of a set of four (M.3B, M.3C, M.3D-1991) depicting the four seasons. French.

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Accession Number: M.3a-d-1991
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 915 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
Filesize: 797.73kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2013:01:29 10:52:48

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boating boats carved Crispijn de Passe figures Fitz_AA Flemish flute four seasons French Gothic ivory lute Medieval musical instrument panel plaque relief rowing boat scenes sculpture seasons

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