Consider the tapestry Smell, from The Lady and the Unicorn, pictured in the text. What is the subject matter? What elements in the tapestry indicate a Gothic style? What elements predict the aesthetics of the Renaissance?
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Smell is from a cycle of six hangings known as The Lady and the Unicorn. The work features a unicorn, a mythical beast that represents a man in amorous pursuit of a young maiden. But this tapestry is mostly focused on representing the sense of smell: A servant offers a basket of flowers, while on the bench behind the lady, a monkey sniffs at a blossom he has stolen.
The genteel elegance of the tapestry is typical of the Gothic style. The figures are long and graceful, with a slight curve at the hip. The attempt at naturalism predicts the experiments and innovations of the Renaissance, which placed a high emphasis on natural details in art.
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