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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 consists of a central section that is framed on all sides by decorative borders ornamented with floral motifs and other geometric shapes. Middle section is composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 4 rounded triangular motifs, each ornamented in the center with a flower. Bottom register is decorated with a pattern of large floral motifs characterized primarily by circular forms and triangles.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Mauritio Bona

Date

1616

Medium

Woodcut, engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1919