Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 17 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (20 x 26 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
Accession Number
37.1(17)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of early 17th-century Italian design with *Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Eteste Matrone* (Flower of Every Virtue for Noble and Honest Matrons page 17 (recto), a delicate woodcut print created around 1610 by Isabellaanea Parasole, with contributions from Antonio Fachetti This page, measuring 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches, hails from a pattern book housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints, gifted through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund 1937. Adorned with floral motifs, it exemplifies the ornamental elegance prized in Renaissance-era books. Parasole, ...
About the Artist
Isabella Catanea Parasole|Antonio Fachetti (Italian|Italian) · 1565 | –1625 |
Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625|