The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries)

Unknown Artist

1495–1505

The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts

Dimensions

Overall: 145 x 149in. (368.3 x 378.5cm)

Classification

Textiles-Tapestries

Culture

French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)

Department

The Cloisters

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937

Accession Number

37.80.2

Tags

PheasantsLionsFountainsMenDeerDogsBirdsUnicornsRabbits

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