At the Cluny museum, there's a gallery that displays a sequence of six tapestries called The Lady and the Unicorn.
You can see them all here. |
To quote Wikipedia: "Five of the tapestries are commonly interpreted as depicting the five senses – taste, hearing, sight, smell, and touch. The sixth displays the words "À mon seul désir". The (sixth) tapestry's intended meaning is obscure."
Here is a puzzle inspired by these tapestries.
A Sequence of Illustrations and Empty Pedestals
A gallery. The floor is a mosaic of a noble woman with a speech bubble saying: "Bring me what I desire."
On the walls there are five tapestries, each depicting a woman and a unicorn in various poses. In front of each tapestry is an empty pedestal.
The tapestries are:
- A noble lady petting a unicorn, one hand on its curling horn, another stroking its mane. (Touch)
- A noble lady eating sweetmeats. A unicorn grazes nearby. (Taste)
- A noble lady making a garland of flowers, a unicorn nuzzles in curiously. (Smell)
- A noble lady playing an organ, a unicorn rampant. (Hearing)
- A noble lady gazes into a mirror, a unicorn kneels and lays its head in her lap. (Sight)
The gimmick
Look at this thing. You just KNOW it's magical. |
Puzzles and riddles can be frustrating at the game table if they are blockers to progress. But if they offer rewards, like treasures or shortcuts, puzzles become optional, opt-in fun.
Love this. Gonna steal it for my Inverted Castle module!
ReplyDeleteWoah, good find
ReplyDeleteI got to see the unicorn tapestries at The Cloisters in New York. They also had some "unicorn horns".
ReplyDelete(Narwhal) Very cool experience.