The Unicorn Tapestries in New York and Paris @AmuzeArt
The Unicorn Tapestries in New York and Paris  @AmuzeArt
Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Amuze Art Lecture #173: A discussion about two series of unicorn tapestries from around 1500. The first series is entitled The Lady and the Unicorn and is on display in the Musée de Cluny in Paris. The second series is entitled The Unicorn Tapestries and is on display at The Cloisters in New York.

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Chapters
0:00 Unicorns
1:27 The Lady and the Unicorn
5:50 The Unicorn Tapestries

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Music: Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod
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The Unicorn Tapestries in New York and Paris

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