The Unicorn Tapestries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- ISBN-10
- 0870998684
- ISBN-13
- 9780870998683
- Category
- Art and mythology
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-01-01
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Authors
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, Adolph S. Cavallo, N.Y.)
Description
"Among the most popular attractions at The Cloisters, the medieval branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is a set of tapestries depicting the hunt of the fabled unicorn." "Each of the seven exquisite tapestries is reproduced in large colorplates and with a wealth of color details. Created in the Netherlands in 1495-1505, they contain supremely memorable images - from the vulnerable unicorn and the individualized faces of the hunters to the naturalistically depicted flora and fauna." "The author also looks at the construction of the tapestries and the historical and cultural context in which they were woven."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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