Knoten mit oblongem Schildchen und dicker Einfassung
Albrecht Dürer
nach 1507
A series of six copperplate engravings featuring ornamental interlace patterns are probably among the items Dürer acquired during his stay in Venice. The inscription led him to believe they were by Leonardo da Vinci. Immensely popular in Italy around 1500, the motif of the endless knot was particularly valued as a pattern for paintings, sculptures, and textiles. Dürer copied the models down to the smallest detail, translating them in the process into the woodcut technique and thus considerably altering their overall impression. By doing so, Dürer was making engravings that were already rare in the early sixteenth century available to the northern European market. At the same time, he entered into a kind of artistic competition with their supposed author with his own adaption of the knot patterns.
Platte: 27,1 × 21 cm
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