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Leonardo Parasole

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Leonardo Parasole
Bornc. 1570–1612
SpouseGeronima Parasole
ChildrenBernardino Parasole

Leonardo Parasole (c. 1570–1612)[1] was an Italian engraver on wood of the late-Mannerist and early-Baroque periods.

He was born and remained in Rome throughout his life. Parasole designed cuts for the Herbal book written by Castore Durante, physician to Pope Sixtus V. He also engraved the wood-cuts to a Testamentum novnm, arabice et latine' and several prints from the designs of Antonio Tempesta, including an Annunciation.[2][3]

Personal life

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Parasole married the engraver Geronima Cagnaccia Parasole.[4] Their son, Bernardino Parasole, was also an engraver and painter.

References

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  1. ^ Evelyn, Lincoln (2022). The Medici Oriental Press: Knowledge and Cultural Transfer around 1600. Florence: Leo S. Olschki Editore. pp. 101–18. ISBN 9788822267924.
  2. ^ Bryan, Michael (1889). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers: Biographical and Critical. G. Bell and sons.
  3. ^ Witcombe, Christopher L. C. E. (2004-01-01). Copyright in the Renaissance: Prints and the Privilegio in Sixteenth-Century Venice and Rome. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-13748-6.
  4. ^ "Leonardo Parasole". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved March 10, 2025.