Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 20 (recto)

Designer Isabella Catanea Parasole Italian
Publisher Gugliemo Facciotti Italian
(1625)
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Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca.1625, published by Gugliemo Facciotti, Rome.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 3 triangles that are each ornamented with a different floral and foliage pattern. Middle and bottom registers are both decorated with squares ornamented with different floral and foliage motifs.

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  • Title: Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 20 (recto)
  • Designer: Isabella Catanea Parasole (Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625)
  • Publisher: Gugliemo Facciotti , Rome
  • Date: (1625)
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 5 5/16 x 7 11/16 in. (13.5 x 19.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mary M. Greenwood, in memory of Eliza Rudd Greenwood, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.566.6(20)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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