Circular Geometric Pattern with Five Lozenges Forming a Cross

Anonymous, Italian or Spanish, late 15th to early 16th century Italian or Spanish

Giovanni Battista di Jacopo Cennini Italian

Previously connected to Master F Italian

1450–1550

Not on view

Design for a round geometric pattern made up out of four similarly shaped, interlacing figures and two circles. The larger circle forms the frame of the figure. In its center, the four figures, characterized by concave notches with a loop in the center on the outward facing side, overlap and interlace to form a circle. Their overlaping lines form five lozenges which are arranged in the shape of a cross. The second circle runs through these lozenges and connects the figures.

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Title: Circular Geometric Pattern with Five Lozenges Forming a Cross
Artist: Anonymous, Italian or Spanish, late 15th to early 16th century
Artist: Giovanni Battista di Jacopo Cennini (Italian, active 1597–1630) (?)
Artist: Previously connected to Master F (North Italian, active ca. 1525–40)
Date: 1450–1550
Medium: Pen and brown ink over stylus ruling
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (17.4 x 12.1 cm)
Classifications: Ornament & Architecture, Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.64.5(21)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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