Search for the Unicorn: An Exhibition in Honor of The Cloisters' 75th Anniversary

May 15, 2013–August 18, 2013

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Exhibition Objects

Parade Saddle

Date: ca. 1450 Medium: Bone, polychromy, wood, leather, iron alloy Accession Number: 04.3.250

Cover with Unicorns

Date: 16th century Medium: Cotton and bast fibers Accession Number: 17.85

Peregrinatio in terram sanctam.

Bernhard von Breydenbach (German, Mainz 1440?–?1497 Mainz)

Date: 1486 Medium: Woodcuts Accession Number: 19.49.3

Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini

Attributed to the Maestro delle Storie del Pane (Italian (Emilian), active late 15th century)

Date: 1494? Medium: Tempera on wood Accession Number: 1975.1.96

Unicorn and Ram, from the Meshal ha-Kadmoni (Fable of the Ancients)

Isaac ben Solomon abi Sahula (Spanish, born Castile, 1244)

Date: Printed 1491 Medium: Printed book: Ink on paper (woodcut) Accession Number: L.2016.6.26

Kettle Drums

Franz Peter Bundsen (ca. 1725–1795 (master 1754))

Date: 1780 Medium: Silver, iron, calfskin, textiles, gilding, Accession Number: 2010.138.1–.4

A Maiden Taming a Unicorn, from the Worksop Bestiary

Date: ca. 1185 Medium: Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment Accession Number: SL.17.2013.2.1

Medal of Cecilia Gonzaga

Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) (Italian, Pisa or Verona by 1395–1455)

Date: model 1447 (old aftercast) Medium: Bronze (copper alloy with warm brown patina under a worn layer of black wax) Accession Number: 1975.1.1307

Dish with the Arms of Matthias Corvinus and Beatrix of Aragon

Date: probably ca. 1486–88 Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) Accession Number: 46.85.30

Seated Lady Holding a Shield with an Unicorn

Martin Schongauer (German, Colmar ca. 1435/50–1491 Breisach)

Date: 1470–1491 Medium: Engraving Accession Number: 28.26.8

Playing Card, with Wild Woman and Unicorn

Master ES (German, active ca. 1450–67)

Date: 15th century Medium: Engraving; second state Accession Number: 22.83.16

Unicorns at the Fountain

Date: 16th century Medium: Linen and silk Accession Number: 22.106

The Unicorn at the Stream, from the Unicorn Series

Jean Duvet (French, ca. 1485–after 1561)

Date: ca. 1555 Medium: Engraving Accession Number: SL.17.2013.3.1

Historiae animalium (Histories of the Animals)

Conrad Gesner (Swiss, Zurich 1516–1565 Zurich)

Date: Printed 1551 Medium: Woodcut in printed book Accession Number: SL.17.2013.3.2

Horae, B.M.V. use of Rome

Published by Thielman Kerver

Date: August 6, 1504 Medium: Printed on paper Accession Number: 20.53.3

I) Symbolarum et Emblematum ex Aquatilibus et Reptilibus Desumptorum. Centuria Quarta. (1604)

Joachim Camerarius the Younger (German, 1534–1598)

Date: 1590–1605 Medium: Etching Accession Number: 21.36.42

Birth Tray (Desco da Parto) with the Triumph of Chastity (recto) and Naked Boys with Poppy Pods (verso)

Workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni di Tomaso (Italian, Florence ca. 1416–1465 Florence)

Date: ca. 1450–60 Medium: Tempera and gold leaf on panel Accession Number: SL.17.2013.6.1

The Animals Going into the Ark, from "The Story of the Family of Seth"

After Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532–1603 Antwerp)

Date: 1586 Medium: Engraving Accession Number: 51.501.1692(13)

Narwhal Tusk

Accession Number: N.A.2015.18

Medium: Narwhal tusk Accession Number: N.A.2015.18

Adam at Work after the Fall from The Story of the First Men

Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550–1600/1601 Venice)

Date: 1583 Medium: Engraving; second state of two Accession Number: 51.501.1768(4)

Torah Crown

Date: 1778 Medium: Silver and gilded silver Accession Number: SL.17.2013.8.1

Histoire générale des drogues (General History of Drugs)

Pierre Pomet (French, Paris 1658–1699 Paris)

Date: Printed 1694 Medium: Engraving in printed book Accession Number: SL.17.2013.9.1

The Sixth Day: The Creation of Animals, Adam and Eve from The Creation of the World

Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550–1600/1601 Venice)

Date: late 16th century Medium: Engraving Accession Number: 51.501.1769(7)

Trumpeters leading Ceasar on horseback, from "The Triumph of Caesar"

Jacob of Strasbourg (Italian School, born Alsace, active Venice, 1494–1530)

Date: 1504 Medium: Woodcut Accession Number: 27.54.120

`Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence)

Zakaria bin Muhammad bin Mahmud Abu Yahya Qazwini (ca. 1203–83)

Date: Copied 1701 Medium: Tempera and ink on paper Accession Number: SL.17.2013.9.2

Medal of Cecilia Gonzaga

Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) (Italian, Pisa or Verona by 1395–1455)

Date: 1447 Medium: Copper alloy Accession Number: SL.17.2013.10.1

Allegory of Asia, from "The Four Continents"

Julius Goltzius (Netherlandish, died ca. 1595)

Date: ca. 1560–90 Medium: Engraving Accession Number: 49.95.1523

Allegory of America, from "The Four Continents"

Julius Goltzius (Netherlandish, died ca. 1595)

Date: ca. 1560–90 Medium: Engraving Accession Number: 49.95.1524

Medal of Cornelio Musso

Date: mid-16th century Medium: Copper alloy Accession Number: SL.17.2013.10.2

Europa, from "The Four Continents"

Julius Goltzius (Netherlandish, died ca. 1595)

Date: 16th century Medium: Engraving Accession Number: 49.95.1525

The Unicorn in Captivity

Date: 1495–1505 Medium: Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts Accession Number: 37.80.6

The Hunters Enter the Woods

Date: 1495–1505 Medium: Wool warp, wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts Accession Number: 37.80.1

Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents"

Julius Goltzius (Netherlandish, died ca. 1595)

Date: ca. 1560–90 Medium: Engraving Accession Number: 49.95.1526

A King Pursued by a Unicorn, from the Unicorn Series

Jean Duvet (French, ca. 1485–after 1561)

Date: ca. 1555 Medium: Engraving, only state Accession Number: 51.570

The Unicorn Purifies Water

Date: 1495–1505 Medium: Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts Accession Number: 37.80.2

The Unicorn Is Attacked

Date: 1495–1505 Medium: Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts Accession Number: 37.80.3

The Unicorn Defends Itself

Date: 1495–1505 Medium: Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts Accession Number: 37.80.4

The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle

Date: 1495–1505 Medium: Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts Accession Number: 37.80.5

The Mystic Capture of the Unicorn

Date: 1495–1505 Medium: Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts Accession Number: 38.51.1

The Mystic Capture of the Unicorn

Date: 1495–1505 Medium: Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts Accession Number: 38.51.2

Unicorn Doorway

Date: early 16th century Medium: Volcanic stone Accession Number: 48.28

The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen of France

Jean Pucelle (French, active Paris, 1319–34)

Date: ca. 1324–28 Medium: Grisaille, tempera, and ink on vellum Accession Number: 54.1.2

Coffret with Scenes from Romances

Date: ca. 1310–30 Medium: Elephant ivory Accession Number: 17.190.173a, b; 1988.16

Textile with Unicorn, Deer, Centaur, and Lion

Date: ca. 1500 Medium: Wool intarsia and applique with gilt leather and linen embroidery Accession Number: 2011.430

Unicorn Aquamanile

Date: ca. 1425–50 Medium: Copper alloy Accession Number: 64.101.1493

Painted Box

Date: ca. 1300 Medium: Wood, polychromy and metal mounts Accession Number: 1976.327

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