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Deutsch: Wildweibchen mit EinhornEnglish: Wild woman with unicorn
Artist
UnknownUnknown , Strassburg
Title
Deutsch: Wildweibchen mit Einhorn
English: Wild woman with unicorn
Date circa 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
/1510
Medium
Deutsch: Wirkerei diente ursprünglich als Kissenplatte. Wolle, Leinen, Baumwolle, Seide, Metallfäden
English: Tapesty used as cushion panel. Wol, linen, cotton, silk, metal threads
Dimensions 76cm × 63cm
Historisches Museum, Basel
Current location
Museum für Geschichte
Accession number
Inv 1926.40
Notes
Deutsch: hmb.ch: "Diese qualitätvolle Wirkerei diente ursprünglich als Kissenplatte. Das erklärt das kleine Format und die ausserordentlich feine Wirkerei, die nur bei naher Betrachtung zur vollen Geltung kommt. Ein Wildweiblein sitzt melancholisch in einer paradiesischen Landschaft. Auf seinem Schoss ruht ein Einhorn. Nach mittelalterlicher Vorstellung liess es sich nur von einer Jungfrau einfangen."
English: This excellent piece of tapestry was originally a cushion panel, which explains the small format and the exceptional intricacy of the work, whose full impact becomes apparent only on closer inspection. It shows a melancholy “wild woman” sitting in an idyllic landscape with a unicorn resting in her lap. According to medieval belief, unicorns could be captured only by virgins.[1]
Source/Photographer hmb.ch: https://www.hmb.ch/museen/sammlungsobjekte/einzelansicht/s/wildweibchen-mit-einhorn/
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  1. ↑ https://www.hmb.ch/en/museums/objects-in-the-collection/details/s/wild-woman-with-unicorn/

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Wild Women with Unicorn (c. 1500–1510)

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