Holbein carpet
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Holbein carpets are a type of Ottoman carpet taking their name from Hans Holbein the Younger, due to their depiction in European Renaissance paintings, although they are shown in paintings from many d
Type I small-pattern Holbein carpet, Anatolia, 16th century. Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin
Type IV large-pattern Holbein carpet, 16th century, Bergama region. Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Large-pattern Holbein carpet, C-14 dated to 1370–1450 AD (95.4% probability)
Verrocchio's Madonna with Saint John the Baptist and Donatus 1475-1483.
Ushak carpet
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Uşak carpets, Ushak carpets or Oushak Carpets are Turkish carpets that use a particular family of designs, called by convention after the city of Uşak, Turkey – one of the larger towns in Western Anat
Ushak carpet with central medallion, c. 1650-1700. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum
West Anatolian Star Medallion Carpet, ca.1500-1550, one of the oldest known. Ushak?
A classic antique Oushak. Four sinuous dragons rotate about the center of the rich apricot field, while above and below them winged lions pounce on larger fantastic creatures.
Antique Oushak carpet