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 4 horizontal registers that are divided into halves; each half is decorated with a different linear foliage pattern and contains an inscription (P 32, P 58, P 20, P 28, P 22, P 38, P 38, P 32). The middle section consisting of the horizontal registers is framed on all sides by a decorative border (top and bottom are divided into halves with different patterns) that contain an inscription (P 14 and P 16, P 22, P 18, P 16 and P 18).
