Possession de Corday Perfume (1965)
Possession de Corday Perfume (1965) Apparently Corday used unicorns in a number of different advertisements. The example above shows a model in front of a unicorn tapestry known as “The Unicorn in Captivity” from the Unicorn Tapestries. This is a Dutch 15 Century tapestry which is currently housed in the American Metropolitan Museum’s Cloisters. “A [...]
Finding the Unicorn: Tapestries Mythical and Modern
Finding the Unicorn: Tapestries Mythical and Modern 17 April to the 1 June 201 An exhibition entitled ‘Finding the Unicorn: Tapestries Mythical and Modern‘ opens at the Fleming Collection this month in London. Based around the medieval Hunt for the Unicorn tapestry series this exhibition will feature the work of West Dean Tapestry Studio and [...]
Killer Unicorn
This beautiful painting is the work of Swedish Artist Charlotta Westergren. It is not in fact a medieval work of art but a painting that has been painted in the style of the famous Unicorn Tapestries. “War on Terror” is an oil on linen tapestry depicting a unicorn mercilessly goring a dog with its horn. [...]
La Dame à la Licorne
The Lady and the Unicorn (French: La Dame à la licorne) is the modern title given to a series of six tapestries woven in Flanders of wool and silk, from designs drawn in Paris in the late fifteenth century. The suite, on display in the Musée du Moyen-Âge, is often considered one of the greatest [...]