Fragment of a Band with Vines Surrounding a Monkey, Lion, and an Unidentified Four-Legged Animal

1500s Overall: 20.1 x 80.5 cm (7 15/16 x 31 11/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.1159

Most surviving pieces of figural lace are horizontal, making the vertical orientation of this band unique. The monkey, lion, and perhaps lioness or other feline are not native to Italy and represent exoticism and the notion of increasing international exchange at the time.

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