The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle (from the Unicorn Tapestries), 1495–1505

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The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle (from the Unicorn Tapestries), 1495–1505, South Netherlandish, Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, Overall: 145 x 153in. ( x ), Textiles-Tapestries, Two episodes of the hunt narrative are brought together in this hanging. At left, two hunters drive their lances into the neck and chest of the unicorn, as a third delivers the coup de grâce from the back

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Size: 4427px × 4217px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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