The Hunt of the Unicorn, 1974

The Hunt of the Unicorn, 1974 | From the Vaults

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11 жыл бұрын

The Met Cloisters closed for six months due to COVID-19, but reopened to the public on September 12, 2020. For those who can’t make it to New York, this short film provides an opportunity to take a closer look at the Museum’s seven beloved "Unicorn Tapestries." Produced for the 1974 exhibition “Masterpieces of Tapestry,” it recounts the tale depicted in the works and explains the symbolic meaning of these mythic creatures, including their purifying and restorative powers.
As part of The Met’s 150th anniversary in 2020, each month we will release three to four films from the Museum’s extensive moving-image archive, which comprises over 1,500 films, both made and collected by the Museum, from the 1920s onward. This includes rarely seen artist profiles and documentaries, as well as process films about art-making techniques and behind-the-scenes footage of the Museum.
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@margaretfarquhar9567 3 жыл бұрын

If only we had a magic unicorn to cleanse us of this pandemic Oh! How we need the unicorn now. Thank you for posting

@ShellBAtoms 5 жыл бұрын

Just saw these at The Cloisters, and am fascinated by the symbolism! Thanks so much for this comprehensive look at these historic works of art!

@alexandralite835 7 жыл бұрын

I just realised that "the last unicorn" movie opening was based on these. these have always made me sad tho :(

@chadblanchard1931 4 жыл бұрын

...and in the Last Unicorn 's name is Amalthea , the sea goat that feed baby Zeus , who accidently pulled a horn of plenty =cornucopia....Capricorn....Enki, Thoth, etc....

@TCEntertainment001 9 жыл бұрын

I did my 15 page research paper on Unicorn Tapestry. This is amazing and very informative.

@MrsWest03 6 жыл бұрын

Hey do you mind emailing me your paper at princesslunapie@gmail.com - I'm doing a project on The Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries too! Would really appreciate it, thanks! :)

@romanticenglish Жыл бұрын

That's amazing

@suggiethames9870 7 жыл бұрын

Damn, those hunters are a bunch of rotten jerks

@tayahoneybear 6 жыл бұрын

Suggie Thames yeah over a darn Horn

@gingeropera7491 2 жыл бұрын

So very interesting. From the first minute to the last. The amount of work that went into these objects takes my breath away. These tapestries and wall hangings would only have been enjoyed by the elite in those days. Does anyone have an idea of when these beautiful things might have been made. 1460s? Earlier? Later? How astonishing that these items have been carefully preserved through centuries for us to marvel at.

@spanky6859 3 жыл бұрын

I have no clue what this is or how i found it but im going to watch the whole thing

@SpiralMoss 2 жыл бұрын

I love this lore and intriguing observation 👍

@parkercowan8648 Жыл бұрын

The French unicorn…a very unique specimen

@n.d8001 5 жыл бұрын

enchanting

@meteoritessound1673 9 жыл бұрын

unicorns didnt use their horn in order to kill someone i guess. they were harmless

@alexandralite835 7 жыл бұрын

it did hint that the unicorn horn is for cures. that and in mythology the unicorn represents healing. or was it good health or good luck but I know they said to have healing powers.

@PuppyPhoenix 7 жыл бұрын

Meteorite's sound Actually there is a lesser known series from the Medieval Times where men hunting a few unicorns are impaled by the unicorns who are defending themselves from the hunters.

@bigmikeprzysiecki5040 6 жыл бұрын

Meteorite's sound Not correct, the Male used his ‘horn’ for hunting, killing and for defense against Dragons, human hunters, and cultivating the earth. The female used it for domestic chores, and could produce beautiful, Flutelike Melody ! Also, it was a cosmetic feature, used to attract her ‘courting Stallion’ ! Not to Mention, the Magical Powers, that it Held. Much sought after, by Rulers of Nations, and also by Evil men, with a desire to attain inHumane Advantage!

@CJ-jt1cc 6 жыл бұрын

I missed unicornes

@__xim_jadedx__1501 5 жыл бұрын

Read the hunt of the unicorn. Its about the tapestry

@lllKSTlll 7 жыл бұрын

Unicorn is the belief in one God (monotheism). hunting for the unicorn is a story about how the Egyptian priesthood had attempted to overcome Christianity (p s on the the damaged canvas are three girls: in red, in Blue and in white) wikimedia labs logo fountain is a symbol of the education system

@grahamsmith3141 4 жыл бұрын

I get really annoyed when an act of violence against a thing of beauty and magic somehow becomes an act to symbolose Christianity. Christianity is the spear and the fence that both kills and imprisons magic. Christianity is the evil that has poisoned mankind and made the act of murder a holy thing. Christianity will die when men die. And the Unicorm will once again be free

@blvp2145 10 ай бұрын

You sound a little bitter.