The Unicorn in Captivity is the last in a series of seven in the collection of medieval art housed at The Cloisters. Together they illustrate the unicorn myth, which was rich with symbolism. No hunter could capture the unicorn without the aid of a maiden, to whom the beast would willingly surrender. In this final scene, the unicorn lives again after having been captured and slain. On a religious level, the captured unicorn represents the human form of Jesus Christ and the resurrected unicorn symbolizes the risen Christ. But in the imagination of the Middle Ages, the symbolism of divine and human love intertwined. The captured unicorn could also represent a bridegroom, and the ripe pomegranates above its head a marriage blessed with children. Looking closely at the tree, we see the letters A and E bound in a lovers' knot. They may well represent the initials of the couple whose marriage these tapestries celebrate.