Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 31 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut, engraving
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 7/16 in. (19 x 26.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
19.51(31)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 17th-century Italian design with page 31 (recto) from *Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne* (The of Noble and Virtuous), created in 1616 by pioneering engraver Isabella Catanea Paras in collaboration with Maurit Bona. This woodcut and engraving, measuring 7½ x 10⅞ inches, is a delicate page from a pattern book housed in the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department acquired through the Rogers Fund in 9. Rendered with the precision of woodcut's bold blocks and engraving's fine lines, it showcases ornamental motifs ideal for lace, embroidery, and ...
About the Artist
Isabella Catanea Parasole|Mauritio Bona (Italian|Italian) · 1565 | –1625 |
Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625|