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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
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
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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 consists of a central section that is divided into halves and framed on all sides by borders decorated with curvilinear patterns (top and bottom borders are separated into 2 parts, each has a different pattern). Left side of middle section is comprised of 3 half-registers that are ornamented with various floral and foliage patterns formed by geometric shapes and curvilinear lines. Top register is labeled “30,” middle register is labeled “28,” and bottom register is labeled “36.” Similar to the left side, right side of middle section is comprised of 3 half-registers that are ornamented with various floral and foliage patterns formed by geometric shapes and curvilinear lines. Top register is labeled “40,” middle register is labeled “38,” and bottom register is labeled “30.”