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