The Stories Behind Paintings: Virtue and Desire in Leonardo's Woman with a Unicorn
In this episode of The Stories behind Paintings, learn about the complex symbolism surrounding the unicorn, and what this can tell us about Renaissance conceptions of womanhood. This fabulous artwork can be seen at the Borghese Masters exhibition at the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris now.
Full list of works:
Raphael, Woman with a Unicorn, 1505-6
Flemish artist, The Lady and the Unicorn, c.1500
Luca Longhi, Young woman with a unicorn, 1560
Rochester Bestiary, 1230–1240
German artist, Wild Woman with a Unicorn, 15-16thC
Frantziskos Kavertzas, Saint Catherine, unknown
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