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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 are framed on the left and right sides by a border ornamented with a foliage pattern. First register is decorated with an alternating pattern of 2 different types of flowers. Second register is decorated with a pattern of flowers that have curving dotted and striped stems. Third register is decorated with a wavy vine of flowers with petals that form the shape of a fan. Fourth register is decorated with a pattern of ornamented branches that are overlapped with 'S'-shaped vines.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Mauritio Bona

Date

1616

Medium

Woodcut, engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1919