A series of tapestries produced in the Low Countries and dating to the early 1500s. Likely designed as a decorative suite, the tapestries can be strung together to tell the story of a unicorn hunt, though the first and sixth images are hard to place in the sequence. The tapestries draw on medieval lore which claimed (1) that the touch of its horn could nullify poison and (2) that the beast was fleet of foot but could be captured by a maiden’s touch. The linked images are all high quality thanks to the generosity of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. If you want a fuller account of the tapestries meaning and history, feel free to consult Barbara Boehm’s short account, downloadable here—but see what you can work out for yourself first!

The titles given below are those assigned by curators at the MET.