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Hope

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · 1574 - 1637 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Landscape with the female personification of Hope (Spes), one of the three theological virtues, holding an anchor and a bird. In the background Jonah is thrown overboard by the sailors and swallowed by the whale. The representation is framed in an ornamental border. Print from a series of the seven virtues.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Hope, 'Spes'

Credit lineHoop. 1574 - 1637. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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