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La prima [-quinta] parte della luce del dipingere et disegnare

(Dutch (worked in France), about 1597–1670)
(Dutch (worked in France), about 1597–1670)
(Italian (Bolognese), 1591–1666)
(Dutch, about 1564–1651)
(Dutch, 1558–1617)
(Italian, 1582–1647)
(French, 1522–1594)
(Italian (Roman), 1568–1640)
(Spanish (active in Italy), 1591–1652)
(Dutch (worked in France), about 1597–1670)
(Netherlandish, 1598?–before 1637)
(Netherlandish, 1597–1635 or 1636)
(Dutch, 1588–1664)
(Dutch (worked in France), about 1597–1670)
(Dutch, 1596–1673)
(French, 1596–1657)
1643–44
Place of PublicationAmsterdam, Netherlands
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 194 engravings, and four woodcuts
DimensionsOverall: 38 x 26 x 4.3 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/4 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Arthur E. Vershbow in honor of Sue Welsh Reed
Accession number2010.223
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
Amsterdam: Jan Jansz. and the author, 1643-1644
InscriptionsPen and ink front pastedown: "HENR: WHITE, LICHFIELD: OCTOBRIS XV. MDCCCXXII / RARISS."; pen and ink front flyleaf: "Hans Busk bought at Whites Sale"
ProvenanceBy 1822, Rev. Henry White (b. 1761 - d. 1836), Lichfield, England; acquired at White sale by Hans Busk. By 1985, Marlborough Rare Books, London; 1985, acquired from Marlborough by Arthur E. and Charlotte Vershbow; 2010, gift of Arthur E. Vershbow to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 2010)
Crispin van de Passe, Sr.
late 16th–mid-17th century
Het Schilder-Boeck
Karel van Mander
1604