About 50 results for ‘Unicorn’
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Unicorn
The unicorn is a legendary animal from European folklore that resembles a white horse with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead, and sometimes a goat's beard and cloven hooves. First mentioned by the ancient Greeks, it became the most important imaginary animal of the Middle Ages and Renaissance when it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could only be captured by a virgin. In the encyclopedias its horn was said to have the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness. Until the 19th century, belief in unicorns was widespread among historians, alchemists, writers, poets, naturalists, physicians, and theologians.
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- Designation:
- grelot
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- Portrayed subject:
- Unicorn
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Designation:
- coffre à dossier
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bird
- Crucifixion of Jesus
- Flower
- John the Apostle
- Mark the Evangelist
- Unicorn
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GUILLAUME III, ROI D'ANGLETERRE, ET MARIE II, REINE D'ANG...
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Angel
- Crown (headgear)
- Lion
- Man
- Mary II of England
- Rose
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
La Licorne
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Les Lyres mortes
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
La Licorne
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Unicorn
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Etude de licorne
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Unicorn
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- plat (rond) | décor armorié
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crown (headgear)
- Embroidery
- Star
- Unicorn
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- plat (rond) | décor armorié
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crown (headgear)
- Embroidery
- Star
- Unicorn
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- Date:
- 18th century
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Orphée charmant les animaux (sur le couvercle) ; La Rédem...
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- Field(s):
- Vitreous enamel
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- Portrayed subject:
- Angel
- Animal
- Birth
- Eve
- Garden of Eden
- God the Father
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Colijn de Coter
Légende de saint Etienne (scène 08) : Le corps du martyre...
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- Field(s):
- Middle Ages
- Tapestry
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- Date:
- 15th century
- 16th century
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Tenture de la Dame à la Licorne : L'Odorat
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- Field(s):
- Middle Ages
- Tapestry
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Dog
- Domestic worker
- Flower
- Ilex aquifolium
- Lion
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- Date:
- 15th century
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Tenture de la Dame à la Licorne : A mon seul désir, le Si...
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- Field(s):
- Middle Ages
- Tapestry
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Belt (clothing)
- Bird
- Chest (furniture)
- Dog
- Domestic worker
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- Date:
- 15th century
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Tenture de l'Arsenal - Marie de Médicis en Junon
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- Field(s):
- Embroidery
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bird
- Fox
- Juno (mythology)
- Marie de' Medici
- Portrait
- Unicorn
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- Field(s):
- Embroidery
- Textile
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- Designation:
- tapis
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