These Lady with the Unicorn tapestries are widely considered to be masterpieces of French medieval tapestry art. They present the senses in a mille fleurs tapestry background, plus the enigmatic A Mon Seul Desir tapestry. The originals are stunningly displayed in their own room in the Cluny Museum, Paris - do visit them if you can and experience the awesome reverence of that room. These French tapestries have a remarkable history
The Taste tapestry is one of the famous six tapestries in the The Lady with the Unicorn tapestries series. Woven in the early 1500's they show the arms of Jean le Viste. Each represents one of the senses except for the final A Mon Seul Desir. They were lost until 1844 when the novelist Georges Sands discovered them in Boussac suffering from damage from rats and damp walls. The Cluny Museum in Paris purchased these 12' high masterpieces in 1853, later restoring them. They are now amongst the national treasures of France displayed in their own circular room at the museum.