The Unicorn Defends Itself (from the Unicorn Tapestries). Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall: 145 x 158 in. (368.3 x 401.3cm). Date: 1495-1505.Here the injured unicorn is being held at bay by three hunters ready to pierce him with their lances. The furious animal reacts with a gruesome attack on a greyhound before him, almost tearing the dog's body apart. The horn-blowing hunter at the lower left wears a scabbard with the inscription AVE REGINA COELI (Hail, Queen of the Heavens). The huntsmen and other figures are garbed in the fashions of about the turn of the sixteenth century, including round-toed shoes and fitted bodices, and their headdresses and hairstyles also reflect contemporary tastes. The mastery of the weavers is evident in the convincing representation of different materials and textures in the costumes, such as brocade, velvet, leather, and fur.In order to make the tapestries, plain wool yarns (the warp) were stretched between two beams of a large loom; a b

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The Unicorn Defends Itself (from the Unicorn Tapestries). Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall: 145 x 158 in. (368.3 x 401.3cm). Date: 1495-1505.Here the injured unicorn is being held at bay by three hunters ready to pierce him with their lances. The furious animal reacts with a gruesome attack on a greyhound before him, almost tearing the dog's body apart. The horn-blowing hunter at the lower left wears a scabbard with the inscription AVE REGINA COELI (Hail, Queen of the Heavens). The huntsmen and other figures are garbed in the fashions of about the turn of the sixteenth century, including round-toed shoes and fitted bodices, and their headdresses and hairstyles also reflect contemporary tastes. The mastery of the weavers is evident in the convincing representation of different materials and textures in the costumes, such as brocade, velvet, leather, and fur.In order to make the tapestries, plain wool yarns (the warp) were stretched between two beams of a large loom; a b

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