The six "Lady and the Unicorn" (La Dame a la Licorne) tapestries in the Musee Cluny are masterpieces of late medieval art, and the treasures of the Cluny.
They hang in an almost totally dark round room in the Cluny designed to display them while protecting them from light damage.
The tapestries were woven between 1485-1500 in Flanders, and discovered in 1841 in a chateau in Boussac, and acquired by the museum in 1882.

Each of the six tapestries depicts a lady with a unicorn and a lion.
The heraldry identifies the tapestries' patron as Jean Le Viste, a powerful nobleman close to King Charles VII (1422-61).
The subjects are shown against a millefleurs background. Five of the six tapestries illustrate the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste,and touch.
The sixth tapestry (shown above) is thought to belong either at the beginning or the end of the series. Its subject which shows the lady placing jewelry in a case, is not clearly understood.
A banner reads "A Mon Seul Désir" (To my only desire), and perhaps represents her rejection of material concerns. The viewer can decide.