Geronima Parasole (1569–1622) was an Italian wood block cutter and print maker.[1][2] She was the sister of Isabella Parasole and wife of wood engraver Leonardo Parasole.

Works

Print by Geronima Parasole: Women Riding an Ass Through a Town
Print by Geronima Parasole: Woman Riding an Ass Through a Town

Geronima Cagnaccia Parasole after Antonio Tempesta, Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, c. 1600. Woodcut. 42 by 68 cm. Samuel Putnam Avery Collection, Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tildern Foundations. Grolier 356, Object number 112860.[3]

References

  1. Lincoln, Evelyn (2015-07-31). 19. Invention, Origin, and Dedication: Republishing Women's Prints in Early Modern Italy. University of Chicago Press. doi:10.7208/9780226172491-021 (inactive 2023-08-27). ISBN 978-0-226-17249-1. Retrieved 2022-01-31. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (link)
  2. Bury, Michael (2001). The Print in Italy, 1550-1620. British Museum. p. 231.
  3. Banta, Andaleeb Badiee; Greist, Alexa; Kutasz Christensen, Theresa; Art Gallery of Ontario; Baltimore Museum of Art, eds. (2023). Making her mark: a history of women artists in Europe, 1400-1800. Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada: Goose Lane Editions. ISBN 978-1-77310-318-1.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.