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 is divided into halves that each consist of 2 horizontal registers. The half-registers are ornamented with various floral and foliage patterns formed by geometric shapes and curvilinear lines. The top left register is labeled “P.48,” the top right register is labeled “P. 74,” the bottom left register is labeled “P. 80,” the bottom right register is labeled “P. 78.”