Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 21 (recto)
Written by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Mauritio Bona, Rome.
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Design composed of 4 horizontal registers that form a corner. First register is decorated with small squares that are ornamented with an alternating pattern of a motif comprised of 2 triangles and another motif formed by an 'x' superimposed over a circle. Second register is decorated with an alternating pattern of snowflakes and quatrefoils. Third register is decorated with the same pattern as that of the first. Fourth register is decorated with rounded triangular motifs that are ornamented with an alternating pattern of a quatrefoil and a snowflake.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 4 horizontal registers that form a corner. First register is decorated with small squares that are ornamented with an alternating pattern of a motif comprised of 2 triangles and another motif formed by an 'x' superimposed over a circle. Second register is decorated with an alternating pattern of snowflakes and quatrefoils. Third register is decorated with the same pattern as that of the first. Fourth register is decorated with rounded triangular motifs that are ornamented with an alternating pattern of a quatrefoil and a snowflake.
Artwork Details
- Title: Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 21 (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(21)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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