Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 8 (recto)

Designer Isabella Catanea Parasole Italian
Publisher Antonio Fachetti Italian
1610
Not on view
Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Antonio Fachetti, Rome.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design is divided into 2 halves. Left half is decorated with 2 triangular motifs formed by curving vines with flowers that sit upon an ornamented rectangle, inside which are 8-petaled flowers that flank a central mandorla shape. Right half is decorated with 2 ellipse motifs with a flower at the very top that sit upon an ornamented rectangle, inside which are 2 circles decorated with foliage and acorn motifs.

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  • Title: Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 8 (recto)
  • Designer: Isabella Catanea Parasole (Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625)
  • Publisher: Antonio Fachetti , Rome
  • Date: 1610
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (20 x 26 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
  • Object Number: 37.1(8)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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