Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 43 (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(43)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Teatro delle Nobili ettuose Donne* (Theater of Noble and Virtuous Women), 43 (recto), a captivating 1616 woodcut and engraving from the early Baroque era. Created by the pioneering Italian printmaker Isabella Catanea Parasole, Mauritio Bona, page hails from a rare pattern book celebrated for its intricate ornamental designs. Measuring just 7½ x 10⅞ inches, it exemplifies the exquisite detail achievable in small-scale prints, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1919. Parasole, one of the few women artists of...
About the Artist
Isabella Catanea Parasole|Mauritio Bona (Italian|Italian) · 1565 | –1625 |
Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625|