1616
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, engraving
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SizeOverall: 7 1/2 x 10 7/16 in. (19 x 26.5 cm)
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Geography details
Italy -
Country today
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Date1616
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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Written by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Mauritio Bona, Rome.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 4 horizontal registers that form a corner. First register is decorated with small squares that are ornamented with an alternating pattern of a motif comprised of 2 triangles and another motif formed by an ‘x’ superimposed over a circle. Second register is decorated with an alternating pattern of snowflakes and quatrefoils. Third register is decorated with the same pattern as that of the first. Fourth register is decorated with rounded triangular motifs that are ornamented with an alternating pattern of a quatrefoil and a snowflake.