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Isabella Catanea Parasole|Antonio Fachetti

1597 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Antonio Fachetti, Rome. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 4 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with a wavy vine of flowers. Second register is decorated with squares ornamented with 2 different floral motifs. Third register is decorated with a wavy vine of flowers. Fourth register consists of a central section that is decorated with squares ornamented with an alternating pattern of a floral and circular motifs; this central section is framed on the top and bottom by a border ornamented with diamonds and lines.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Antonio Fachetti

Date

1597

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1918