Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 45 (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(45)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 17th-century design with *Teatro delle Nobili ettuose Donne* (Theater of Noble and Virtuous Women), 45 (recto), a delicate woodcut and engraving from 1616. by Mauritio Bona the trailblazing engraver Isabellaanea Parasole, this measures a modest 7½ x 10⅞ inches and hails from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints collection, acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1919. Parasole, one of the few women active in printmaking during the Renaissance-Baroque transition, specialized in intricate patterns that empowered noblewomen in domestic arts. This page exemplifie...
About the Artist
Mauritio Bona|Isabella Catanea Parasole (Italian|Italian) · 1565 | –1625 |
Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625|