Nationality:
dutch
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1565
Death Date:
1637
Known also as Crispijn van der Passe, Crispijn de Passe the Elder, and Crispianus Passaeus. Born in Arnemuiden (Zeeland) ca. 1565, died in Utrecht 6 March 1637. Pupil of Dirk van Coornhert . Active in Antwerp 1584/5, Aachen 1589/90, Cologne 1594-1610, then settled in Utrecht. Father of the artists Crispijn de Passe II, Simon de Passe, Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe.
