The Unicorn at the Stream, from the Unicorn Series
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Animals from around the world gather and wait patiently for the unicorn to purify a stream. Its gentle bearing and life-saving powers contrast sharply with the ferocity it displays in the companion engraving. This scene, one in a series of six, is portrayed with exceptional refinement in one of the hangings on display in the Unicorn Tapestries Room.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Unicorn at the Stream, from the Unicorn Series
- Artist: Jean Duvet (French, ca. 1485–after 1561)
- Date: ca. 1555
- Culture: French
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Overall: 8 7/8 × 15 9/16 in. (22.5 × 39.6 cm)
- Classification: Miscellaneous
- Credit Line: The New York Public Library, Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters