Leonardo Parasole (born c. 1570) was an Italian engraver on wood of the late-

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and early-

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periods. He was born and remained in

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throughout his life. Parasole designed cuts for the

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book written by

Castore Durante Castore Durante, also called Castor Durante da Gualdo (Gualdo Tadino, 1529 – Viterbo, 1590) was a physician, botanist and poet of the Italian Renaissance. His father was the jurist Giovan Diletto Durante. He had five siblings, including a brothe ...

, physician to

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. He also engraved the wood-cuts to a ''Testamentum novnm, arabice et latine and several prints from the designs of

Antonio Tempesta Antonio Tempesta, also called il Tempestino (1555 – 5 August 1630), was an Italian painter and engraver, whose art acted as a point of connection between Baroque Rome and the culture of Antwerp. Much of his work depicts major battles and hi ...

, including an ''Annunciation''.

Personal life

Parasole married the engraver

Isabella Parasole Isabella Parasole (ca. 1570 – ca. 1620) was an Italian engraver and woodcutter of the late-Mannerist and early-Baroque periods. She was born and active in Rome. She married the engraver Leonardo Norsini, who took his wife's more distinguished ...

, and discarded his original last name, ''Norsini'' or ''Norcino'', in favor of his wife's more distinguished last name. His son,

Bernardino Parasole Bernardino Parasole (c. 17th century) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born to the painters Isabella and Leonardo Parasole, but then apprenticed with Giuseppe Cesari Giuseppe Cesari (14 February 1568 – 3 July 1640) was a ...

, was also an engraver and painter.

References

* 1570s births Italian engravers Italian Baroque painters Year of death unknown {{Italy-engraver-stub