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Title:
Lady with a Unicorn
Creator:
Leonardo da Vinci, humanist
Description:
A woman sits in three-quarter profile and points to a unicorn beside her. According to legend, only a virgin could tame and capture a unicorn.
Source:
WikiMedia Commons
Rights:
Public domain
Subject
(See Also)
:
Unicorns
Virginity
Geographic Area:
Italy
Century:
15
Date:
la. 1470s
Related Work:
Current Location:
Oxford, The Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, WA1855.83.1
Original Location:
Artistic Type (Category):
Digital images; Drawings
Artistic Type (Material/Technique):
Brown ink; Paper
Donor:
Height/Width/Length(cm):
9.4cm/7.4cm/
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