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Jul 27, 2017 · Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937. Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Unicorn Tapestries, traditionally known as “The Hunt of the Unicorn,” are widely considered to be among the greatest artworks in existence.
Credit Line: Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937. Accession Number: 37.80.2. How to Look like a Medieval Unicorn Hunter. Travel back in time with a medieval look inspired by The Met’s beloved The Unicorn Tapestries and see how you can replicate one of the hunters from the tapestries using makeup.
May 15, 2013 · Given by John D. Rockefeller Jr. in time for the opening of The Cloisters in 1938, the Unicorn Tapestries are its best-known masterpieces; yet, seventy-five years later, their history and meaning remain elusive.
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 17. Two episodes of the hunt narrative are brought together in this hanging. At left, two hunters drive their lances into the neck and chest of the unicorn, as a third delivers the coup de grâce from the back.
May 22, 2009 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937 (37.80.6). See the Collection Database to learn more about this work of art. The greenish, hooded flower of the cuckoo-pint peeps out between the rails of the enclosure on the right side of the tapestry.
Feb 5, 2010 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937 (37.80.6) See the Collection Database to learn more about this work of art. The Unicorn is shown enclosed by a fence and chained to a pomegranate tree.
May 23, 2013 · They were acquired for just over a million dollars in 1922 by John D. Rockefeller, who donated them, along with many other things, to the Cloisters for it opening.
