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Isabella Catanea Parasole|Mauritio Bona

1616 · Woodcut, engraving · Drawings and Prints

Written by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Mauritio Bona, Rome. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 4 horizontal registers that form a corner. Top register is decorated with rounded triangular motifs that are each ornamented with a flower in the center. Second register is decorated with squares that are ornamented with an alternating pattern of 8- and 4-petaled flowers. Third register is decorated with an alternating pattern of 2 different types of flowers formed by circles and triangles. Fourth register is decorated with the same pattern as that of the second register.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Mauritio Bona

Date

1616

Medium

Woodcut, engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1919