Caption:
Lotto' Carpet, 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile, Rug: L. 85 1/2 in. (217.2 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Carpets displaying this striking design of stylized vegetal arabesques in yellow on a red ground are often called 'Lotto' carpets after a famous altarpiece by Italian Renaissance painter Lorenzo Lotto that depicts a similar carpet