“The Fifth Knot”. Interlaced Roundel with Seven Six-pointed Stars

Albrecht Dürer|Leonardo da Vinci

1521 before · 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

1521 before

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

George Khuner Collection, Bequest of Marianne Khuner, 1984