1610
Italy
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Books Prints Ornament & Architecture
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Author of the objectIsabella Catanea Parasole
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWoodcut
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SizeOverall: 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (20 x 26 cm)
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Geography details
Italy -
Country today
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Date1610
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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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 6 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with a pattern of flowers encircled by curving stems. Second register is decorated with a curving vine of 2 different types of flowers. Third register is decorated with a curving vine of 3-petaled flowers. Fourth register is decorated with a pattern of flowers that hang upside-down with curving leaves. Fifth register is decorated with a pattern of 5-petaled flowers. Sixth register is decorated with a curving vine of 2 types of flowers.