Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 25 (recto)

Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 25 (recto) by Isabella Catanea Parasole|Antonio Fachetti

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(25)

Tags

Ornament

Art Historical Context

**Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Honeste Matrone, 25 (recto)** *Isabella Catanea Parasole Antonio Fachetti,1610* Woodcut, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (20 x 26 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937 This delicate woodcut graces page 25 (recto) of Isabella Cataneaole's 1610 book, *Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Hon Matrone*—"Flower of Every Virtue for and Honest Matrons." Created in collaboration with engraver Antonio Fachetti, it exemplifies early 17th-century Italian ornamental prints designed for embroidery, lace-making, and domestic crafts. Parasole, a pioneeri...

About the Artist

Isabella Catanea Parasole|Antonio Fachetti (Italian|Italian) · 1565 | 1625 |

Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625|

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