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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 3 horizontal registers that form a corner. Top register is decorated with 2 sets of curving vines with flowers; one vine is stacked on top of the other. Middle register is decorated with an alternating pattern of a circle ornamented with a flower in the center that is surrounded on the outside by 4 squares with flowers and a 4-petaled floral motif. Bottom register is decorated with a flower hanging from the corner; the flower is printed upon a white background.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Antonio Fachetti

Date

1610

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937