"Unicorn Tapestry Medieval ""Hunt Of The Unicorn"

This tapestry takes inspiration from a set of six wall hangings woven in the 15th century depicting the Unicorn hunt. This panel shows the Unicorn drinking amid other beasts at the fountain, with the hunter & dogs closing in. Note the'mille fleur' (thousand flowers) style, i.e. covered with tiny flowers, among which can be seen are pansies, ragged robin, violets, harebells, & other wild flowers. The Hunt of the Unicorn or the Unicorn Tapestries (French: La Chasse la licorne), one of the most famous & spectacular but enigmatic survivors of the late Middle Ages. This series of seven tapestries now in The Cloisters in New York was possibly made - or at least designed - in Paris at the turn of the sixteenth century. They are one of the canonical works of Late Middle Ages/Early Renaissance art & show a group of noblemen & hunters in pursuit of a unicorn through an idealised French landscape. First recorded in 1680 in the Paris home of the de la Rochefoucauld family, the tapestries were looted at the French Revolution. Rediscovered in a barn in the 1850s, they were hung at the family's Chteau de Verteuil. Since then they have been the subject of intense scholarly debate about the meaning of their iconography, the identity of the artists who designed them, & the sequence in which they were meant to be hung. Although various theories have been put forward, as yet nothing is known of their early history or provenance, & their dramatic but conflicting narratives have inspired multiple readings, from chivalric to Christological. Variations in size, style, & composition suggest they come from more than one set, linked by their subject matter, provenance, & the mysterious AE monogram which appears in each. One of the panels, The Mystic Capture of the Unicorn, only survives in two fragments. Woven on a Jacquard loom by Master weavers Please Note: Fabrics by their nature are flexible, during storage, humidity & temperature may occasionally affect their shape & also cause creasing. To help a tapestry hang better we recommend using a dry iron on a 'Cotton' setting. Lightly iron the tapestry from the center towards the edges [on the face]. in very extreme cases the Tapestry can be stretched by pulling the panel gently by hand, diagonally. Wall tapestries are woven works of art with texture not found in any other art form. The combination of the thread colours & weaves creates a unique art experience. This tapestry is woven on jacquard loom, fully lined & finished with two rod pockets on the backside so you can hang it easily. 39 inches H x 39 inches W (100cm x 100cm) Weight 1.8 pounds (0.8KG) Materials 100% Cotton Additional Info Dry clean only Hanging Rod not included. Unicorn Tapestry Medieval Hunt Of The Unicorn