![]() ![]() The tapestries were rediscovered in 1841 by Prosper Mérimée in Boussac castle (owned at the time by the subprefect of the Creuse) where they had been suffering damage from their storage conditions. Each of the six tapestries depicts a noble lady with the unicorn on her left and a lion on her right some include a monkey in the scene. The tapestry's intended meaning is obscure, but has been interpreted as representing love or understanding. The sixth displays the words "À mon seul désir". The set is on display in the Musée de Cluny in Paris.įive of the tapestries are commonly interpreted as depicting the five senses – taste, hearing, sight, smell, and touch. ![]() The Lady and the Unicorn ( French: La Dame à la licorne) is the modern title given to a series of six tapestries created in the style of mille-fleurs ("thousand flowers") and woven in Flanders from wool and silk, from designs (" cartoons") drawn in Paris around 1500. The Dame à la licorne room of the Musée national du Moyen Âge (former Musée de Cluny) ![]()
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