# Pattern from the Series of Six Knots 2 [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [DÜRER, Albrecht]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Woodcut ## Commentary The series of the so-called Six Knots consist of patterns for embroidery, which were direct copies of Italian engravings from the circle of the Academy of Leonardo da Vinci. Dürer's monogram first appears on later impressions. But his authorship seems to be beyond doubt owing to the note in the Diary of the Journey to the Netherlands. I presented the six knots to Meister Dietrich, Glazier". Presumably they originated during the second journey to Italy \(1505-07\); early impressions are on Italian paper. The points of differentiation are most easily found in the central shields. This picture shows a pattern with a small black circle in the centre which is repeated six times. ## Related artworks - [A Young Girl of Cologne and Dürer's Wife]() - [Abduction of a Woman]() - [Abduction of Proserpine on a Unicorn]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam \(detail\)]() - [Adam]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()