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 framed on the left by a border decorated with foliage and a border of the right decorated with an ‘S’ pattern. First register is decorated with wavy vine of 3-petaled flowers with black leaves. Second register is decorated with a curving vine of leaves. Third register is decorated with a pattern of flowers with curving stems that form heart-shapes around the center. Fourth register is decorated with coiling vines of leaves.