The Unicorn Tapestries

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The Unicorn Tapestries are a celebrated series of late medieval Flemish tapestries depicting the hunt and capture of a unicorn, renowned for their intricate detail, rich symbolism, and historical significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Flemish tapestry ⓘ
medieval artwork ⓘ
tapestry series ⓘ
acquiredBy John D. Rockefeller Jr. ⓘ
acquisitionYear 1922 ⓘ
artMovement Late Gothic ⓘ
Northern Renaissance ⓘ
collection The Cloisters ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Flanders ⓘ
culturalSignificance icon of medieval art ⓘ
depicts capture of a unicorn ⓘ
heraldic devices ⓘ
medieval courtly life ⓘ
plants and animals ⓘ
unicorn hunt ⓘ
discoveredIn 19th century ⓘ
donatedTo The Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
donationYear 1937 ⓘ
exhibitionType permanent display ⓘ
genre hunting scene ⓘ
hasPart The Hunters Return to the Castle ⓘ
The Start of the Hunt ⓘ
The Unicorn Attacked ⓘ
The Unicorn Defends Itself ⓘ
The Unicorn at the Fountain ⓘ
The Unicorn in Captivity ⓘ
The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle ⓘ
inception early 16th century ⓘ
late 15th century ⓘ
influenced modern depictions of unicorns ⓘ
location New York City ⓘ
The Cloisters museum ⓘ
linked to: The Cloisters
materialUsed silk ⓘ
silver-gilt thread ⓘ
wool ⓘ
notableFor historical significance ⓘ
intricate detail ⓘ
rich symbolism ⓘ
numberOfWorks 7 ⓘ
originallyCommissionedBy La Rochefoucauld family ⓘ
ownedBy The Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
previousLocation Château de La Rochefoucauld ⓘ
style millefleurs background ⓘ
symbolism Christ ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
purity ⓘ
resurrection ⓘ

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The Cloisters → hasCollection → The Unicorn Tapestries ⓘ