Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 32 (recto)
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 the left by a decorative vertical column labeled "P. 8" and on the right by a decorative vertical column labeled "P 18." Left side of middle section is comprised of 6 half-registers that are ornamented with various floral and foliage patterns formed by geometric shapes and curvilinear lines. The registers are labeled in the following order (from top to bottom): "P. 14," "P. 32," "P. 20," "P. 22," "P. 38," and "P. 15." Similar to the left side, right side of middle section is comprised of 6 half-registers that are ornamented with various floral and foliage patterns formed by geometric shapes and curvilinear lines. The registers are labeled in the following order (from top to bottom): "P. 16," "P.58," "P. 28," "P. 38," "P. 32," "P. 18."
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design consists of a central section that is divided into halves and framed on the left by a decorative vertical column labeled "P. 8" and on the right by a decorative vertical column labeled "P 18." Left side of middle section is comprised of 6 half-registers that are ornamented with various floral and foliage patterns formed by geometric shapes and curvilinear lines. The registers are labeled in the following order (from top to bottom): "P. 14," "P. 32," "P. 20," "P. 22," "P. 38," and "P. 15." Similar to the left side, right side of middle section is comprised of 6 half-registers that are ornamented with various floral and foliage patterns formed by geometric shapes and curvilinear lines. The registers are labeled in the following order (from top to bottom): "P. 16," "P.58," "P. 28," "P. 38," "P. 32," "P. 18."
Artwork Details
- Title: Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 32 (recto)
- Author: Isabella Catanea Parasole (Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625)
- Publisher: Mauritio Bona , Rome
- Date: 1616
- Medium: Woodcut, engraving
- Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 7/16 in. (19 x 26.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1919
- Object Number: 19.51(32)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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