‘The ‘Interpenetration of Motifs’ and the Pictish contribution to Insular Art’
On 30 April 2013, the Centre was pleased to welcome Cynthia Thickpenny who discussed ‘The ‘Interpenetration of Motifs’ and the Pictish contribution to Insular Art’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Cynthia described ‘interpenetration of motifs’ in Pictish art as the interweaving of two distinct geometric or abstract designs. The strands link seamlessly, either large or… Continue reading