The Lady and the Unicorn is the modern title given to a series of six tapestries created in the mille fleurs style and woven in Flanders from wool and silk, following designs drawn in Paris around 1500. The set is on display at the Musee de Cluny in Paris.
Facts
Year Created Disputed
Commissioned ByProbably Antoine II Le Viste 1 Heraldic evidence is debated; the article calls this a recently favored hypothesis, not a settled attribution. Connections
In Form
Late medieval woven tapestry cycle.
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1. The Lady and the Unicorn (Wikipedia)
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The Lady and the Unicorn (French: La Dame a 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 set is on display in the Musee de Cluny in Paris.
heraldry and patron discussion
A very recent study of the heraldry appears to lend credence to another hypothesis (previously dismissed) that the real sponsor of the tapestry was Antoine II Le Viste (1470-1534), a descendant of the younger branch of the Le Viste family and an important figure at the court of Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francois I.
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