ne ), ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁correctly ▁dated ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁fif teenth ▁century , ▁using ▁the ▁ladies ' ▁cost umes ▁for ▁reference . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁arte fact s ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁threatened ▁by ▁d amp ▁and ▁m ould ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁Th erm es ▁de ▁Cl un y ▁in ▁Paris . ▁Care ful ▁conservation ▁has ▁restored ▁them ▁nearly ▁to ▁their ▁former ▁glory . ▁ ▁Content ▁and ▁them es ▁ ▁The ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁t apest ries ▁are ▁complex , ▁and ▁sch ol ars ▁" now ▁( gener ally ) ▁agree ▁that ▁they ▁present ▁a ▁med itation ▁on ▁earth ly ▁ple asures ▁and ▁court ly ▁culture , ▁offered ▁through ▁an ▁alleg ory ▁of ▁the ▁sens es ." ▁Touch ▁The ▁lady ▁stands ▁with ▁one ▁hand ▁touch ing ▁the ▁un ic orn ' s ▁horn , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁holding ▁up ▁the ▁p enn ant . ▁The ▁l ion ▁s its ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁and ▁looks ▁on . ▁ ▁T aste ▁The ▁lady ▁is ▁taking ▁swe ets ▁from ▁a ▁d ish ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁ma id serv ant . ▁Her ▁eyes ▁are ▁on ▁a ▁par ake et ▁on ▁her ▁u ph eld ▁left ▁hand . ▁The ▁l ion ▁and ▁the ▁un ic orn ▁are ▁both ▁standing ▁on ▁their ▁h ind ▁legs ▁reaching ▁up ▁to ▁p enn ants ▁that ▁frame ▁the ▁lady ▁on ▁either ▁side . ▁The ▁mon key ▁is ▁at ▁her ▁feet , ▁e ating ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sweet me ats .