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Source Description
The upper half of this panel shows a unicorn hunt reconfigured to represent the annunciation. Only a virgin could lure a unicorn who is seen here grasping the horn of the mythical beast; not far behind are the hunter and hounds. The Virgin here is the Virgin Mary and arriving to the scene is the angel Gabriel dressed as a hunter.
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Document identity
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131371
label
Heraldic Panel with Arms of Lichtenfels and a Unicorn Hunt
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Source metadata
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131371
contentType
object
title
Heraldic Panel with Arms of Lichtenfels and a Unicorn Hunt
description
The upper half of this panel shows a unicorn hunt reconfigured to represent the annunciation. Only a virgin could lure a unicorn who is seen here grasping the horn of the mythical beast; not far behind are the hunter and hounds. The Virgin here is the Virgin Mary and arriving to the scene is the angel Gabriel dressed as a hunter.
date
c. 1515
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60756917
genreSpecific
Glass
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 39.1 x 28.9 cm (15 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
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Germany or Switzerland, 16th century
accession
1954.149
Source extras
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white glass with silver stain and pot metal
tombstone
Heraldic Panel with Arms of Lichtenfels and a Unicorn Hunt, c. 1515. Germany or Switzerland, 16th century. White glass with silver stain and pot metal; overall: 39.1 x 28.9 cm (15 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.149
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
The red glass is actually layered over clear glass. Otherwise, it would be too dark to see through.
citations
citation
Egli, Michael and Hans Christoph von Tavel, Niklaus Manuel: Catalogue Raisonné. Basel: Schwabe, 2017.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 551, Kat. R41
citation
Cohen, Meredith. "The Bestiary beyond the Book." In <em>Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World</em>. Elizabeth Morrison and Larisa Grollemond, eds. pp. 177 - 225. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: 222, cat. 71
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:46:56.337000
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131371
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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white glass with silver stain and pot metal
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photo
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