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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 is printed upon a grid and is composed of 3 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated in the center with a flower that has curving stems with leaves ornamented with a checkerboard pattern. Middle register is decorated with a curving vine of leaves. Bottom register is decorated with vines forming figure-8 shapes that frame various flowers.

Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Mauritio Bona

Date

1616

Medium

Woodcut, engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1919