榮耀與權力：16世紀佛羅倫斯「梅迪奇石榴紋樣」之設計與其視覺意涵

This article aims to explore the design concept of pomegranate pattern in Florentine textiles and its connotations during the Renaissance by a study on the "Medici pomegranate pattern" created in the first half of the 16th century. From the perspective of western textile history, this research employs two research approaches, including artefact-based approach and visual analysis, and examines surviving examples of textiles in Florentine and Tuscan museums and their visual representation on portraits of the Medici family. In doing so, this study not only discusses how the idea of textile pattern was derived from local tradition, but also puts forward that the purpose of producing the pattern is to demonstrate design creativity and industrial innovation at that given time. Furthermore, the Medici pomegranate pattern continuously inspired new types of pattern design for royal robe which were transformed through portraiture of Florentine state portraits, especially those for the Grand Dukes, becoming a sign of the political legitimacy and inheritance of glory that the Medici once possessed.