Tapestry The Lady with the Unicorn "were woven around 1500 and are the pearl of the National Museum of the Middle Ages, better known as the Cluny Museum.
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On the origin.
There are two theories of origin of Tapestries. According to the first trellis depicted Claude Le Wiest, who married in 1513 for Jean de Sha-ban. Consequently these tapestries are assigned. But then, there are several inconsistencies:
• Suits Ladies and maids meet the end of the XV century, for in 1513 they are unfashionable. Style execution Tapestries also typical for the end of the XV century.
• People of all six different images Ladies, can not be associated with a specific character.
• The customs of the time, when it comes to wedding gift, then the stamp must be combined shield emblem of her husband (right) and the emblem of his father's wife (left). In this case, the emblem may be assigned to only one of the men kind of Le Wiest.
There is a second version.
Tapestries were commissioned by the President of the Supreme Court of the taxed Jean Le Vista (father Claude), who died in 1500. Stress the heraldic motifs reveals haughtiness of judicial officials has reached the highest degrees. At the same himself points out the order - the tapestry of the era were kind of measure of nobility and wealth.
Concerning the content of the series it is assumed that five of the six tracks are allegories of the five senses - sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch.
But here the question arises: the five senses, and the six tapestries. What is devoted to the main and most beautiful tapestry? So start from the beginning.
Taste.
The lady takes a dish, which keeps the maid sweets to offer a unicorn. She entices him. Unicorn, like a lion standing on its hind legs, which can be interpreted as arousal, or I should say aggression. Dog at the feet of the servant carefully looks at the unicorn. Particular attention is paid to the monkey. That's what I managed to dig up: Among the early European Miniatures (XV cent.) Famous story of creation god of the animals. All animals are usually located on the left side of the Lord. And the first is always depicted as a mythical unicorn - favorite of the Almighty, who holds a slender cat for the blessed horn (is believed that the unicorn symbolized Christ and his horn - a cross, the sacrificial death of the savior). More are on the left as other animals. And only one monkey to the right of God. This unicorn and monkey space on the same terms, personifying, thus, the antagonism between the forces of good and evil. In the picture of Lucas Moser's "Virgin and Child", as in his "last communion of Mary Magdalene" (altar), specially introduced a monkey as the opposite of light and pure image of Christ.
Smell.
Lady weaves a wreath of flowers. Spend association with the lilies on the pictures to the plot of "The Annunciation" and you all will become clear. Drawing attention to the basket, we see that the monkey has already launched a paw in pure colors. Unicorn is calm, but still at some distance from the ladies.
Vision.
"... It is a small animal, like a kid, but very hot, and the hunter can not get close to him, because it very much. And his catch, I'll say: pure virgin, dressed cast before him, and jumps into the bosom virgins animal, and (she) holds it, and (it) goes after her, and (she) carries him to the palace to the Tsar. "Alexandria Physiologist
"It is different from a force that can not be caught, no valor hunter, but as the writers insist on the nature of animals, you can catch him, thrusting young virgin topless, which the unicorn, discarding all the ferocity, bowed his head, so soothing , it is caught defenseless. "
From the "Etymologies, Isidore of Seville
In this trellis, we see the taming of a unicorn. It is bliss, and the lady shows him his perfection. And while tenderly embraces. Two details that surprised me: there is no monkey (sin atoned?) And lion (holding heraldic emblem) turned in another direction as to leave them alone.
Touch.
The lady goes forward, holding in one hand and developing banner, in the other horn of the unicorn. Here we see the complete subjugation of the will of the unicorn virgin. Given that the unicorn symbolizes Christ, and according to bisteariyu virgin identifies with the Church, the analogy can think out for yourself. By the way, the monkey sits on a chain.
Hearing.
Lady playing on a portable organ, located on the table, covered with a Turkish cloth. Lion and the Unicorn surround the scene, speaking as decorative elements on each side of body.
A Mon Seul Désir
The name stands for "My main desire. Given that the word Désir translated as "desire, desire" it becomes clear sense of the whole work: the subordination of all the senses, to achieve the principal desires. The lady leaves all worldly things (jewelry) to enter into the tent, which symbolizes the kingdom of heaven.
Some believe that the tapestry represents the sixth sense of understanding of the sermons of Jean Gerson of the University of Paris.
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The Lady with the Unicorn
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