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The astronomer, his wife, Astronomer and his wife, Marriage abuses, print, album page, Series number, 49-50, 50, Two depictions on an album page. On the left, an astronomer with an astrolabe and Jacob's staff. On the right, his younger wife with another younger man. Below that two quatrains in Dutch., printmaker: Crispijn van de Passe (II), Amsterdam, publisher: Crispijn van de Passe (II), 1641, Crispijn van de Passe (II), printmaker, publisher, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, gravure, text in letterpress, height 92 mm x width 144 mm, couple of lovers, male sex, man, armillary sphere, skeleton celestial globe, female sex, woman, astronomical instruments, unequal couple, ill-matched couple, adultery, The image shows two oval engravings side by side on a pale background. The left oval depicts an older bearded man wearing a fur hat and fur-trimmed coat, looking upward while holding an angular instrument and a sphere composed of intersecting rings; small star shapes are visible in the dark hatched background above him. The right oval shows two figures seated closely: a man with wavy hair and a lace collar turned in profile toward a woman who faces forward; the woman wears a high ruffled collar, a textured dress with fur or heavy fabric, and a round headpiece with a halo-like brim, and both have their hands resting in front of them. Below the ovals there is a block of printed text. The overall image is rendered in fine dark lines and cross-hatching.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_202

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37.9Mb (9.4Mb) / 14.4in x 10.2in / 4328 x 3063 (300dpi)

Keywords

astronomer wife Astronomer Marriage abuses print album page Series number 49-50 50 Two depictions left astrolabe Jacob's staff right younger wife another younger man two quatrains Dutch printmaker Crispijn van de Passe Ii Amsterdam publisher 1641 paper engraving letterpress printing gravure text letterpress height 92 mm x width 144 mm couple lovers male sex man armillary sphere skeleton celestial globe female sex woman astronomical instruments unequal couple ill-matched couple adultery image two oval engravings side side pale background left oval depicts older bearded man wearing fur hat fur-trimmed coat looking upward holding angular instrument sphere composed intersecting rings small star shapes visible dark hatched background right oval two figures seated closely wavy hair lace collar turned profile faces forward woman wears high ruffled collar textured dress fur heavy fabric round headpiece halo- brim hands resting front them ovals block printed text rendered fine dark lines cross-hatching