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The Abduction on a Unicorn

Albrecht Dürer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white engraving depicting a fantastical scene. A man with long hair and no clothes rides a unicorn. The man has his right arm raised and his left arm wrapped around the unicorn's neck. The unicorn has one front leg raised and the other front leg on the ground. The unicorn has a long, tufted tail. In the background, a small town sits on the right and a tree on the left. A cloudy sky dominates the top. The date "1516" appears in a cloud.

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624 × 893 px
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