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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 composed of 4 horizontal registers that form a corner. First register is decorated with semi-ellipse motifs that contain a flower in the center. Second register is decorated with an alternating pattern of 8-petaled and 4-petaled flowers. Third register is decorated with 4 squares that are each ornamented with an elaborate flower comprised of various shapes and patterns. Fourth register is decorated with the same pattern as that of the second register: an alternating pattern of 8-petaled and 4-petaled flowers.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Antonio Fachetti

Date

1610

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937