File:Tapestry by unknown weaver - The Unicorn in Captivity - WGA24176.jpg
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English: The Unicorn in Captivity, one of the series of seven tapestries The Hunt of the Unicorn
Français : La Licorne captive, Tapisserie de la série de La Chasse à la licorne
日本語: 「捕獲された一角獣」 (ゴブラン織り連作タペストリー 「一角獣狩り」 より) |
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between circa 1495 and circa 1505 date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1495-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1505-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | silver, silk and gilt wefts on tapestry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 368 cm (12 ft); width: 251.5 cm (99 in) dimensions QS:P2048,368U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,251.50U174728 |
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institution QS:P195,Q1138030 |
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37.80.6 |
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English: Gift of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960), 1937. |
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Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork reference_wga QS:P973,"http://www.wga.hu/html/zzdeco/2tapestr/1/03n_1451.html" |
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User comments | UNKNOWN WEAVER, Flemish
(active around 1500 in Brussels) The Unicorn in Captivity 1495-1505 Wood, silk, metallic threads, 368 x 252 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This tapestry, showing the unicorn enclosed in a garden fence under a pomegranate tree, is the seventh in a series of seven representing the Hunt of the Unicorn. These tapestries may have been designed to celebrate a marriage.
Author: UNKNOWN WEAVER, Flemish Title: The Unicorn in Captivity Time-line: 1451-1500 School: Flemish Form: tapestry Type: mythological |
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