A Space of Their Own

Magdalena van de Passe

Selected Works

A black and white image shows a large stepped pyramid with a carved obelisk next to it. Below, small figures carry and chisel blocks of stone. In the foreground, a barefoot and bare-chested man with a crown sits holding a scepter and looking skyward.

The Pyramids of Egypt from the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

1615
Magdalena van de Passe, The Pyramids of Egypt from the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, 1614. Engraving, 24.3 x 28.5 cm. Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Museum of Art

A black and white image shows a young woman in draping robes with a cone-shaped hat holds flowers to her chest and looks upward, where in the corner of the image clouds surround a seated man haloed in light.

Hellespontine Sibyl

1617
Magdalena van de Passe, Hellespontine Sibyl, 1617. Engraving, 26.4 x 18.8 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art

A black and white image shows two figures, one man and one woman, outdoors together. The man looks upward toward a tree with a bird and a small cage in it, while the woman kneels and grips a plant by the stalk. Near their feet are a small dog and a grazing sheep.

Spring

1617–34
Magdalena van de Passe, Spring, 1617–34. Engraving, 23.9 x 16.3 cm. Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum

A rocky and tree-covered landscape is shown in sepia tones. Many of the trees have fallen and exposed roots stand up in the lower right. In the distance are rocky cliffs, evergreen trees, and a small waterfall.

Elijiah Fed by Ravens

1617–34
Magdalena van de Passe, Elijiah Fed by Ravens, 1617–34. Engraving, 28.3 x 35.1 cm. Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Museum of Art

A sepia-toned image depicts a group of mourners lowering an unclothed man's body into a stone tomb.

Entombment

n.d.
Magdalena van de Passe, Entombment, n.d. Engraving, 25.7 x 19.4 cm. Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Museum of Art