The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle (from the Unicorn Tapestries), 1495–1505, South Netherlandish, Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, Overall: 145 x 153in. (368.3 x 388.6cm), Textiles-Tapestries, Two episodes of the hunt narrative are brought together in this hanging. At left, two hunters drive their lances into the neck and chest of the unicorn, as a third delivers the coup de grâce from the back
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Unicorn, Killed, Brought, Castle, Unicorn Tapestries, 1495–1505, South Netherlandish, Wool warp, wool, silk, silver, gilt wefts, Overall, 145 x 153in, 368.3 388.6cm, Textiles-Tapestries, Two episodes, hunt narrative, together, hanging, left, two hunters, drive, lances, neck, chest, unicorn, third delivers, coup de, grâce, back
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