Sujet
The Unicorn Defends Itself
Légende
Here the injured unicorn is being held at bay by three hunters ready to pierce him with their lances. The furious animal reacts with a gruesome attack on a greyhound before him, almost tearing the dog's body apart. The horn-blowing hunter at the lower left wears a scabbard with the inscription AVE REGINA C[OELI] (Hail, Queen of the Heavens). The huntsmen and other figures are garbed in the fashions of about the turn of the sixteenth century, including round-toed shoes and fitted bodices, and their headdresses and hairstyles also reflect contemporary tastes. .
Netherlands
Date
1495
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Buyenlarge
Notre référence
UMG20B30_060
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
33,3Mo (5,8Mo) / 30,1cm x 27,7cm / 3560 x 3272 (300dpi)