1597
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: 5 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (14 x 20.5 cm)
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Geography details
Italy -
Country today
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Date1597
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. First register is decorated with an alternating pattern of flowers and acorns. Second register is decorated with squares ornamented with an alternating pattern of flowers and acorns with leaves. Third register is decorated with a wavy vine of flowers. Fourth register is decorated with squares ornamented with a pattern of flowers, each with a coiling stem of thorns.