The Unicorn in Captivity

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12 жыл бұрын

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). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

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@nicolasious 6 жыл бұрын

I've had the privilege of viewing these twice in my life...I can't wait to see them again...

@anthonyaddario4653 9 ай бұрын

My favorite work of art ! I have to see it in person at least once a year ❤

@Spiniferful 11 жыл бұрын

Wow, I've seen these images so often, but never stopped to really think about them...

@nellinightshade3358 6 жыл бұрын

recently saw the series of tapestries 'the lady and the unicorn'. took a relative who prefers all things russian. she was in tears at the amazing beauty and detail. me? i was speechless.

@Vinc90 Жыл бұрын

Musée de Cluny

@christiankircher369 5 жыл бұрын

what nobody remarks here is that the unicorn is wounded. wounds from the capture.

@anthonyaddario4653 9 ай бұрын

I know your comment is from 4 years ago but I just had to tell you the insight That’s actually pomegranate juice falling on the unicorn You can see more juice dripping

@scott49140 3 ай бұрын

i actualy have a machine made replica of this tapestry on my wall, albeit a lot smaller its a beautiful one for sure loved learning more about it

@michelledianekimdbooy7285 6 жыл бұрын

The lion is Yahushuah, the unicorn is the bride and the lamb is the child of God.

@mistyblue8913 2 жыл бұрын

Crust resurrected is often referred to as the bridegroom

@JamieHumeCreative 10 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you.

@thinktoomuchb4028 4 ай бұрын

Perhaps the realism of the flowers was thought necessary because people of the time were more intimately connected to the plant life around them.

@ovh992 3 жыл бұрын

I think the perspective gives a lot of clues. The way i see it the unicorn is being viewed by the owner from a 2nd story window as a captured prize. I see it almost as a picture in a locket worn around the neck. All the hassle of the hunt for this...

@hyekang3850 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm... Seed and blood from the pomogranate, what can be more obvious... The chain and round fence look to me like the umbilical code and its womb. It is a baby unicorn perhaps?

@historychick5947 2 жыл бұрын

I find this tapestry very sad, poor unicorn 😢

@marthacain1468 5 жыл бұрын

Anne of Aquatein must have loved this gift for her castle home's stone walls `...ONE'S SYMBOL OF PURITY, WILLING FIDELITY OF COMMITMENT TO LOVE

@tonypatron9711 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of is it on???

@idontgiveafaboutyou Жыл бұрын

Poor unicorn 😢

@golgumbazguide...4113 Жыл бұрын

Explore Golgumbaz

@eleanorpolchinski7919 2 жыл бұрын

💐💐👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@rachaeloreilly8888 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like their are small bite marks with small droplets of blood, maybe it represents stolen purity in captivity...unpure beings stealing the magical life force of the unicorn

@wolfdog3226 5 жыл бұрын

Venture Bros anybody????

@70pigman 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah. That episode got 'mature content' so fast.....a good episode.

@edrandomed 6 жыл бұрын

I watch ALL of your videos and am a long time subscriber and need to express my thanks EXCEPT I CRINGE WHEN YOU INTERRUPT EACH OTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@smarthistory-art-history 6 жыл бұрын

Happily, we've gotten better about that. This is an old video, we did do too much interrupting early on-too much excitement and impatience. Recently, we've made some progress in remaking older videos and so you should hear less and less interrupting. Thanks for being in touch.

@stalkek 4 жыл бұрын

Smarthistory Regardless, flaws or not, it's a brilliant series!

@toasted-kitten 4 жыл бұрын

Now hear me out, long shot i know, but what if..... the artist just wanted to make a unicorn and that's it

@smarthistory-art-history 4 жыл бұрын

That might make some sense in the 20th or 21st centuries but it makes less sense in the late 15th century. Think about the extravagant cost of producing such a finely crafted tapestry. In addition, this textile would have required a workshop of highly skilled people, so the idea of a single artist doesn't really work here.

@toasted-kitten 4 жыл бұрын

@@smarthistory-art-history Ah, makes sense

@Sasha0927 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy the whimsy of this, but the unicorn's face weirds me out a little... human-like eyes, massive nostril, decidedly flat mouth.. Idk. I do like the whispy details of his hair, though. The two traditions are one in the same: Christ is the bridgegroom of the church who willingly allowed himself to be "captured." This is one of the more interesting ways of portraying the narrative.

@javierruiz1710 9 жыл бұрын

Why paint it if it is not real?

@Wolfhailstorm 8 жыл бұрын

+Javier Ruiz Why would you only want to paint mundane things, that you see everyday, when you can let loose your imagination and really express yourself?

@SonicPhonic 6 жыл бұрын

How about religious figures, are they real?

@trumanharper4824 5 жыл бұрын

thats called creativity bro

@stalkek 4 жыл бұрын

Why read fiction if it's not real? Why watch films if they're not real? Why have dreams when asleep if they're not real? Etc.

@guyinsf 4 жыл бұрын

So all paintings in the world should only be of real things? Why do you dream things that don't exist? Thank god not everyone in the world thinks like you.