Pretiosa Gemma delle virtuose donne, page 7 (recto)

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Gargano|Hardy-Mennil

1600 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Written by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Lucchino Gargano, Venice, bound by Hardy-Mennil. Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is wider and is decorated with 2 triangular motifs formed by curvilinear lines that are ornamented with a different floral pattern. Bottom register is narrower and is decorated with an alternating pattern of a square with a diamond motif and a square with a triangle motif.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Gargano|Hardy-Mennil

Date

1600

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929