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Western Anatolia<br />
Ushak of the Type called Lotto<br />
Wool order Z2S ivory, weave red wool 2 lines for each row of<br />
knots, wool fleece, 1.53 x 1.05 m<br />
First half of XVII century<br />
Universally called ‘Lotto’, this type of rug takes its name from<br />
Lorenzo Lotto (1480 -1556) who made them at least twice: in<br />
the “alms of Saint Anthony” dated 1542, now in the Church of<br />
Saints John and Paul in Venice, and in the “family group” dated<br />
1547, now in the National Gallery, London.<br />
Provenance<br />
Rome, Private Collection<br />
For similar rugs, see:<br />
Stefano Ionescu, Antichi Tappeti Ottomani in Transilvania,<br />
Rome 2005<br />
Diamand & Mailey, Oriental Rugs in the Metropolitan Museum,<br />
New York 1973<br />
Gyula Vegh & Karol Layer, Turkish Rugs in Transylvania, new<br />
edition edited by Marino and Clara Dall’Oglio, The Crosby<br />
Press, 1977<br />
LUCIANO COEN ARAZZI E TAPPETI ANTICHI<br />
LUCIANO COEN ARAZZI E TAPPETI<br />
ANTICHI<br />
Via Margutta 63 e 65<br />
00187 Roma<br />
Tel. +39 06 320 7604<br />
lcoen@tin.it<br />
www.lucianocoen.com
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