8/17/2019 ALS Paper Mary

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Davisson Li

Professor Florendo

ASL Paper 

1. Where were the Unicorn Tapestries created? Netherlands. When? 15!. Descri"e the act#al scene on two of the tapestries.

$ne of the tapestries % saw was titled &The Unicorn in 'aptivit() and it depicted a

#nicorn confined "( wooden fence aro#nd hi*. There are all +inds of flowers s#rro#nd

the #nicorn as well. $ne wo#ld e,pect the #nicorn to "e #nhapp( to "e confined- "#t

there is a s*ile on the #nicorns face which is /#ite odd.The second tapestr( % saw was titled &The Unicorn is Fo#nd). %n this tapestr(- the #nicorn

is +neelin0 down while "ein0 s#rro#nded "( *an( ani*als and h#*ans. There is also a

fo#ntain in the *iddle- which is pres#*a"l( what the #nicorn is +neelin0 to.

. What interpretations have "een 0iven to the scenes relatin0 to the 2ir0in and her Son-

3es#s?The scenes of the Unicorn Tapestries are said to "e interpretations of the An#nciation- the

Passion- and the 4eincarnation of 'hrist. The #nicorn is "elieved to represent 3es#s

'hrist. ar( *a( "e represented "( the fo#ntain that the #nicorn is +neelin0 to.

6. %nside the Fle*ish 4oo*- loo+ for the 'a*pin Altarpiece. What 7ospel acco#nt is

depicted? L#+es 7ospel

5. What three scenes are depicted within the 'a*pin Altarpiece? %n the first scene- there is a

*an who loo+s li+e a travellin0 priest peerin0 in thro#0h the door. %n the *iddle scene-

the an0el 7a"riel is 0oin0 to tell the 2ir0in ar( a"o#t her "ein0 chosen to "e the *other 

of 7od. This is also +nown as the Ann#nciation. %n the last scene- there is 3oseph doin0

his wor+ as a carpenter.8. Select three ite*s in the central pict#re and their alle0orical interpration9

The person with win0s represents 7a"riel tellin0 ar( a"o#t her "ein0 chosen to "e the

*other of 7od- the li0ht on ar(s "ell( represents 3es#s in her wo*"- and the white

lilies on the ta"le represent ar(s p#rit(.

7. Loo+ for an ill#*inated :oo+ of ;o#rs. What 7ospel acco#nt or scene is represented on

the da( of (o#r visit?