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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 are framed on the left and right by a vertical column decorated with foliage. First register is decorated with 5 flowers characterized by leaves that form a heart-shape around them. Second register is decorated with a set of curving vines with leaves. Third register is decorated with a wavy vine of flowers. Fourth register is decorated with a central flower that has stems that curve outward and terminate in a smaller 5-peateled flower.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Antonio Fachetti

Date

1610

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937