"The great Dragon rifeth vp with a straight ftalke": A Possible Model for the Unicorn's Tree

• Autores: E. Charles Nelson
• Localización: Metropolitan Museum journal, ISSN 0077-8958, Nº. 45, 2010, págs. 91-95
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the plants depicted in the Hunt of the Unicorn Tapestries, part of the collection of The Cloisters in New York City, and suggests that the pomegranate tree in the last tapestry of the series, "The Unicorn in Captivity," is modeled after the deciduous herb dragon arum, or Dracunculus vulgaris. The author describes possible medieval symbolism of Dracunculus vulgaris and suggests that it may have been drawn by a medieval craftsman from memory as it was commonly depicted on Minoan sarcophagi.