Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 15 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 5 5/16 x 7 11/16 in. (13.5 x 19.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mary M. Greenwood, in memory of Eliza Rudd Greenwood, 1953
Accession Number
53.566.6(15)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where we encounter *Gemma pretiosa virtuose donne, page15 (recto)*, a delicate woodcut from 1625. Created by the pioneering Italian artist Isabella Catanea Parasole collaboration with Gugliel Facciotti, this hails from a book whose title translates to "Pre Gem of Virtuous Women Measuring just 5 5/16 x 7 11/16 inches, it exemplifies the ornamental prints popular in early 17th-century Italy, blending intricate patterns with themes of femininity and domestic elegance. Woodcuts like this one were revolutionary for their t...
About the Artist
Isabella Catanea Parasole|Gugliemo Facciotti (Italian|Italian) · 1565 | –1625 |
Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625|