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The Lady and the Unicorn are six tapestries depicting a Medieval lady in various poses. Each scene depicts one of the five senses, as well as a sixth scene labelled Mon Seul Désir (my only desire) whose meaning is unclear. Historians attribute the tapestries to be commissioned by the Le Viste family due to the coat of arms prominently placed on the tapestries.
The tapestries were made at the crossroads between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, around 1500 CE, most likely by a Parisian artist who also created the Christian devotional book Très Petites Heures of Anne of Brittany (1477 - 1514 CE). They might have been weaved in Paris or in other centres in northern France or the Netherlands.
Wool and Silk. Musee de Cluny, Paris, France. Cl. 10831-10836.
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Crabben, J. v. d. (2019, August 23). The Lady and the Unicorn: Touch. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11085/the-lady-and-the-unicorn-touch/
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Crabben, Jan van der. "The Lady and the Unicorn: Touch." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 23, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11085/the-lady-and-the-unicorn-touch/.
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Crabben, Jan van der. "The Lady and the Unicorn: Touch." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Aug 2019. Web. 27 Mar 2023.