The Hunt of the Unicorn
Daniella Krihely
The Hunt of the Unicorn Tapestries are one of the most detailed an elaborate pieces of medieval artwork in the world, not only as a piece of art, but as a visual narrative. It dates back to the 1500’s as a series of gifts, which were later lost and scattered throughout, and later recollected and put in the New York Cloisters museum. When I saw the tapestries in my first year of Parsons, it was one of the very few pieces of artwork that truly inspired me. I always imagined what it would be like of it were fully illustrated or animated today, and also why no one ever considered doing so. So I took it upon myself to showcase what the tapestries looked like as an animation. While the designs of the characters may not be exact to the tapestry, I wanted to show not only my animation skill, but also my skills as an illustrator.