Embroidery Pattern with an Amazon Shield in its Center

Albrecht Dürer|Leonardo da Vinci

before 1521 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Embroidery pattern made up out of so-called knot work. The main pattern has a circular shape and is presented in white on a dark ground. The knotted ropes or straps form two main tiers with different patterns surrounding the central motif which is a blank Amazon shield with curled up edges. On all four corners another, leaf-shaped ornament has been added which sticks out of the circle. The leaves are filled with more knot work in white on the dark ground, and are surrounded by more leaf-shaped forms, combined with swirling straps in black.

Artist

Albrecht Dürer|Leonardo da Vinci

Date

before 1521

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918