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Tapestry "Unicorn in Captivity" Master of the Unicorn Hunt, c. 1495-1505. Wool, silk and metal threads on a linen ground. The resting unicorn in a flowering enclosure combines Christian resurrection symbolism with courtly elegance. The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo: Public domain, via: Wikimedia Commons

The unicorn in art

Georg Friedrich Kersting, Apollo with the Hors - the painting combines ancient mythology and the symbolic power of the sun god: Apollo as a radiant figure of light, surrounded by the Hors, who embody the cosmic balance of light and time. Photo: Public domain, via: Wikimedia Commons

The sun in art

Jan van Eyck, Madonna of Canon George van der Paele, 1434-36, oil on wood, Groeninge Museum, Bruges: The Book of Hours in the hands of the founder combines piety and scholarship - the book as a symbol of pious education in the service of devotion. Photo: The Yorck Project, via: Wikimedia Commons

The book in art

The most famous depiction of a hare in art is probably "The Hare" by Albrecht Dürer. Photo: Public domain, via: Wikimedia Commons

The hare in art

Still life with skull by Pieter Claesz: an example of the depiction of transience in art. Photo: Public domain, via: Wikimedia Commons

The skull in art: a symbol between transience and eternity

One of the most famous depictions of Persephone/Proserpina was by Dante Gabriel Rosetti. Photo: Public domain, via: Wikimedia Commons

Persephone – goddess of fertility and the underworld

The chrysanthemum is a popular motif in Japanese art. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The chrysanthemum in art

The chrysanthemum is a popular motif in Japanese art. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The chrysanthemum in art

The falcon is a popular motif in art, as here in a portrait of Clemens August. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The falcon in art

The falcon is a popular motif in art, as here in a portrait of Clemens August. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The falcon in art

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