Carpets of Middle-Eastern origin, either from Anatolia, Persia, Armenia, Levant, the Mamluk state of Egypt or Northern Africa, were used as decorative features in Western European paintings from the 1
Petrus Christus, The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Jerome and Francis (detail), 1457, with a realistic depiction of a pile-woven carpet. Städel Museum, Frankfurt
Jan van Eyck, Lucca Madonna (detail), c. 1430. Städel Museum, Frankfurt
Gentile Bellini Madonna and Child Enthroned late 15th century
Re entrant prayer rug Anatolia late 15th early 16th century reverse
Holbein carpet
Videos
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.