Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 29 (recto)
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 3 squares: left and right squares are ornamented with the same motif characterized by 4 semi-circular lines attached to the side of an 'X', while the middle square is ornamented with a quatrefoil motif. Bottom register is decorated with 4 squares that are each ornamented with a circular floral motif (first and fourth squares have the same motif, and second and third squares have the same motif).
Artwork Details
- Title: Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 29 (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(29)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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