Embroidery Pattern with Seven Six-pointed Stars and Four Corner Pieces

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 six-pointed stars: one in the middle and six surrounding it. On all four corners another, leaf-shaped ornament has been added which sticks out of the circle. The tips of the bottom two leaves fall outside of the image.

Artist

Albrecht Dürer|Leonardo da Vinci

Date

before 1521

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918