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Ritrovamento dell'unicorno

1495–1505
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 17
In questo arazzo, uno dei sette dedicati al mitico unicorno presenti ai Cloisters, il leggendario animale simile a un cavallo si china innanzi a una fontana, immergendo il lungo corno ritorto nel corso d’acqua che scorre in basso. Sui bordi della fontana sono posati una coppia di fagiani e una di cardellini. Immersi nella vegetazione riposano cervi e conigli insieme ad animali selvaggi, tra cui si distingue un leone. Dodici cacciatori accompagnati dai loro cani circondano gli animali, preparandosi ad attaccare. Vicino alla polla, le cui acque sono purificate dal magico corno dell’unicorno, sbocciano piante che si pensava avessero poteri antivenefici, come la salvia e l’arancio. Ciascuno dei sette arazzi ai Cloisters contiene le lettere A ed E intrecciate insieme, probabilmente le iniziali della coppia sconosciuta che per prima li possedette.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Ritrovamento dell'unicorno
  • Data: 1495-1505
  • Cultura: Paesi Bassi meridionali
  • Materiale e tecnica: Ordito di lana con trama di filati di lana, seta, argento, oro
  • Dimensioni: 3,7 x 3,8 m
  • Crediti: Dono di John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937
  • Numero d'inventario: 37.80.2
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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The Hunters Enter the Woods (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp, wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
The Hunters Enter the Woods (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505
The Unicorn Defends Himself (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
The Unicorn Defends Himself (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505
The Hunters Return to the Castle (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
The Hunters Return to the Castle (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505
The Unicorn Crosses a Stream (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
The Unicorn Crosses a Stream (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505
The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505

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