3.12: The Unicorn in Captivity
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Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of The Unicorn in Captivity.
The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.
The Unicorn in Captivity (one of seven woven hangings popularly known as the Unicorn Tapestries or the Hunt of the Unicorn), 1495–1505, South Netherlandish, wool, silk, silver, and gilt (The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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- The Unicorn in Captivity. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/northern-renaissance1/reliquaries-manuscripts-tapestries/v/the-unicorn-in-captivity-1495-1505. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike