À mon seul désir. unknown c. 1490-1500 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 10'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Boussac Château, near Aubusson. Acquired by the Cluny Museum, 1882. France, Paris, Paris, Musée de Cluny, accno. Cl. 10834. Inscriptions: At top of tent: A MON SEUL DESIR Richly gowned lady, flanked by lion & unicorn, standing before tent, placing (or taking ?) necklace in treasure box held by maiden, dark blue oval island & red background with millefleurs motif The "Lady with unicorn" series may have been commissioned by Jean I
À mon seul désir. unknown c. 1490-1500 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12' x W 10'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Boussac Château, near Aubusson. Acquired by the Cluny Museum, 1882. France, Paris, Paris, Musée de Cluny, accno. Cl. 10834. Inscriptions: At top of tent: A MON SEUL DESIR Richly gowned lady, flanked by lion & unicorn, standing before tent, placing (or taking ?) necklace in treasure box held by maiden, dark blue oval island & red background with millefleurs motif The "Lady with unicorn" series may have been commissioned by Jean IV Le Viste (d. 1500). It was restored several times since acquired by the Cluny Museum: about the bottom 2 feet appear in a lighter shade, showing the restoration. Joubert, Tapisserie médiévale Cluny (1987), 66-92, no. VI Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0280832-0280837 & 0181968-0181983; stylistically similar tapestries, France, private coll., "Story of Perseus"; similar tapestries (possibly woven after same painter/designer), Bayeux, cathedral, "Life of Virgin"; New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ref. , ,2 "Hunt of the Unicorn"
Size: 6144px × 4923px
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