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Isabella Catanea Parasole|Antonio Fachetti

1610 · 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 is composed of 4 horizontal registers that form a corner. First register is decorated with a pattern of flowers with curving stems that form an upside-down heart shape. Second register is decorated with a straight vine of coiling leaves. Third register is decorated with a Moresque pattern, among which a bird wearing a crown and a shield is illustrated. Fourth register is decorated with a pattern of fleurs-de-lis with curving stems that encircle the flowers in the center.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Antonio Fachetti

Date

1610

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937