Knife with a Handle Representing a Nun with a Book and a Rosary
anonymous
c. 1650 - c. 1700
Medium
boxwood (knife handle), silver (band), steel (blade)
Dimensions
3; 23.3; 8.5; 2
About this artwork
length 23.3 cm (total)
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...