Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 17 (recto)
Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Antonio Fachetti, Rome.
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Design composed of 4 horizontal registers that are framed on the left and right by 2 vertical columns decorated with foliage. First register is decorated with a wavy vine of an alternating pattern of a fleur-de-lis and a small flower. Second register is decorated with a curving vine with 2 fleurs-de-lis. Third register is decorated with a pattern of 3-petaled flowers with curving stems. Fourth register is decorated with coiling stems that frame a heart-shaped flower in the center.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 4 horizontal registers that are framed on the left and right by 2 vertical columns decorated with foliage. First register is decorated with a wavy vine of an alternating pattern of a fleur-de-lis and a small flower. Second register is decorated with a curving vine with 2 fleurs-de-lis. Third register is decorated with a pattern of 3-petaled flowers with curving stems. Fourth register is decorated with coiling stems that frame a heart-shaped flower in the center.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 17 (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(17)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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