Bowl with The Virgin and the Unicorn and arms of Matthias Corvinus and Beatrice of Aragon. Culture: Italian, Pesaro. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 4 × 18 7/8 in. (10.2 × 47.9 cm). Date: probably ca. 1486-88.This large bowl or dish belongs to a set made as a gift for the king and queen of Hungary; their royal arms appear at the top, interrupting the elaborate border. Concentric circles of ribbons, flowers, and geometric designs act as a framing device for the central scene, where the woman and unicorn probably symbolize chastity. Beautiful and functional, a dish like this one might have hung from a wall at times and been used at a table at others. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.