I love this tapestry which hangs in the Musée de Cluny next to the Sorbonne in Paris. It is actually one of six woven in the 15th Century and entitled, "La Dame à la licorne"Each of the six represents a sense, this one obviously representing sight. What is the sixth sense? It is, "Mon seul désir," which some have interpreted to mean 'love.' Some of the six tapestries include a monkey- sorry Monkeyposh, not this one!
The medieval protocol for capturing this animal is to place a virgin in the path of the unicorn. Some accounts require the virgin to bare her breasts. The unicorn seeing the virgin will come lay its head in the lap of the virgin maiden and fall asleep.
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Which sense does the monkey represent? Fashion?
It totally should, if it doesn't. The head rock statue thing on your previous post freaks me out just a tad. Just sayin.
Maybe I have freaky tastes, because I love "the Listener". It doesn't matter what the monkey used to represent, it only matters what it represents today- fashion and poshness!
HI Friends!
Yes the monkey is posh and Proofie so wishes he was a unicorn so he could see some bare breasts then lay his head in breast owner's lap then fall asleep.
Bon Voyage Sir Proofie.
Thanks for the shout out!
Yea, I'm not going to lie. Although I would prefer a woman that looks a little less "Med-Evil" than this one.
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