Pretiosa Gemma delle virtuose donne, page 18 (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 decorated with 2 semi-ellipse motifs ornamented with a very similar floral pattern; motif on the right side is formed by lines that are dotted as opposed to solid white. Bottom register is decorated with a pattern of squares ornamented with a diamond pattern.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Gargano|Hardy-Mennil

Date

1600

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929