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Borduurvoorbeeld met zeven bloemvormige motieven

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Borduurvoorbeeld met zeven bloemvormige motieven

Albrecht Dürer

1507
paper
height 270 mm x width 209 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

About This Work

This woodcut displays a dense, continuous white-line knotting pattern set against a solid black circular field. The design centers on one circular knot surrounded by six others, all seamlessly woven together in a display of geometric complexity. Heart-shaped foliage ornaments the four corners outside the central circle.

These 'Knots' reflect the Renaissance fascination with mathematical perfection and the 'divine proportion' as a mirror of cosmic order. Directly adapted from the patterns of the 'Achademia Leonardi Vinci,' they represent the contemplative application of sacred geometry to the decorative arts.

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Connected Texts

Leonardo da Vinci

Dürer's knot series consists of woodcut copies and adaptations of the 'Academia Leonardi Vinci' engravings produced in Milan.

Luca Pacioli

Pacioli's 'De Divina Proportione' provides the mathematical and philosophical framework for the geometric interlaces used by Leonardo and Dürer.

Provenance & Source

Object

Holding Institution

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Medium

paper

Dimensions

height 270 mm x width 209 mm

GenreAI

decorative

Digital Source

Source

Rijksmuseum · CC0 1.0

Original Resolution

3216 × 4096 px

Harvested

March 24, 2026

Linked Data

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