![]() ![]() Tracy Chevalier takes readers back to the tapestries' creation, giving life to the men who designed and made them, as well as the wives, daughters, and servants who exercised subtle (and not so subtle) influences over their men. Little is known about them except that they were woven toward the end of the 15th century and bear the coat of arms of a wealthy family from Lyons. In each, an elegant lady and a unicorn stand or sit on an island of grass surrounded by a rich background of animals and flowers. ![]() Bewitching art experts and enthusiasts alike for centuries, the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries hang today in the Cluny Museum in Paris. ![]()
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