Lefkaritika or Lefkara Lace

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Lefkaritika or Lefkara Lace, a handmade embroidery, from Lefkara Cyprus. According to legend Leonardo da Vinci was a great admirer of Lefkara lace and, when he visited Lefkara village, he took a lefkaritiko cloth and donated it to the Duomo di Milano cathedral and it still adorns the main altar to date.

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Size: 4255px × 4248px
Location: Lefkara, Cyprus
Photo credit: © Vassos Stylianou / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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