Unicorn Tapestries Medieval Art Unicorn Found

Unicorn Tapestries Medieval Art Unicorn Found
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The Hunt of the Unicorn - The Unicorn is Found 

This image of a unicorn is an enhanced reproduction of the "The Unicorn is Found" tapestry, which is the second tapestry of a series of seven medieval tapestries that showcases the mythical unicorn.

The series is entitled "The Hunt of the Unicorn" which are also referred to as the Unicorn Tapestries". The tapestries were created from 1495-1505.

This Unicorn is Found tapestry shows a group of medieval noblemen and hunters, as well as all kinds of ferocious lions and leopards. There is a unicorn at the front, a beautiful white unicorn, which has its horn pointed downward as it kneels. There is a medieval fountain between the unicorn and the huntsmen.


This is an excellent example of the kind of intricate tapestries woven in the Medieval days. They were hand-stitched decorative pieces, created with Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts This tapestry of a unicorn was symbolic of Christ, commonly shown in Medieval artworks.

From The Metropolitan Museum of Art.