Geometric Interlaced Pattern with Two Knots

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 an interlaced geometric pattern. The overall shape describes a vertical rectangle with triangular notches. Three smaller horizontal figures fill up the compartment, while their straps overlap each other and the outer frame in certain places. Two knots with loops are placed on the central vertical axis. The same design returns on 49.64.5(17).

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Title: Geometric Interlaced Pattern with Two Knots
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(27)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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