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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 divided into 2 halves. Left half is composed of 2 horizontal registers: top register is decorated with a pattern of 5-leafed plants that sit upon an ornamented base characterized by circles, diamonds, and an interlace pattern; bottom register is decorated with a pattern of diamonds with floral elements that form their highest corners, which sit upon an ornamented base. Right half is composed of 3 horizontal registers: top register is decorated with a pattern of semi-ellipses that sit upon a base ornamented with circles containing various diamond motifs, middle register is decorated with 3 triangular motifs upon an ornamented base, bottom register is decorated with pattern of diamonds containing circles with a 6-petaled floral motif at the center. Each half-reigster contains an inscription (P 48, P 74, P 80, P 78).

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Antonio Fachetti

Date

1610

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937