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Aesthetics of the garden: the medieval garden
Title
Tapestry of the Lady with the Unicorn: "My only wish"
Caption
Tapestry of the Lady with Unicorn: "At my only wish"
Tapestry whose cardboard was designed in Paris, and made in Flanders
End of the 15th century
Wool and silk
It is part of a series of six tapestries discovered in 1841 by Prosper Merimee in the castle of Boussac.It differs from the five others that illustrate each of the senses
Here, the lady, in front of a tent, seems to place her necklace in the cassette that her next one hands her
Perhaps it is an introduction or a conclusion to the five others? Paris, National Museum of the Middle Ages, Thermes & Hotel de Cluny
Date
15th century
Credit line
Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12
Reference
DGL13A00_258
License type
Rights managed
Available size
133,6Mb (10,8Mb) / 24,9in x 20,8in / 7479 x 6243 (300dpi)