Pretiosa Gemma delle virtuose donne, page 25 (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 3 horizontal registers. Top register consists of a central section framed on the top and bottom by a decorative border ornamented with 2 different patterns; middle section is decorated with squares ornamented with diverse linear and floral motifs (first and second squares share the same pattern). Middle register is decorated with squares ornamented with quatrefoil, circular, and sideways 'S's motifs. Bottom register is decorated with an alternating pattern of a group of 2 triangles and an arrow.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Gargano|Hardy-Mennil

Date

1600

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929