From the permanent collection · July 20, 2026
The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
Unknown artist · 1495–1505
Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts
The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries), by an unknown artist, 1495–1505.
Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts.
From the collection of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937
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