The Start of the Hunt (detail), ca. 1495–1505
Southern Netherlands
Wool warp; wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts; 12 ft 1 in. x 14 ft. 4 in. (368 x 315 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937 (37.80.1)


The tale begins with the lord of the hunt and companions as they set forth on their quest for the unicorn.

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