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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 main horizontal sections that are framed on the top and bottom by decorative borders. Upper section is decorated with 4 squares ornamented with a circular motifs (first and second squares have the same pattern). Lower section is decorated with 5 squares; the first square consists of 2 parts, each with the same pattern, while the second and third squares have the same pattern and the fourth and fifth squares have the same pattern.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Gargano|Hardy-Mennil

Date

1600

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929