Monkey Preaching to Turkeys

1750–1800 Sheet: 32.2 x 39.6 cm (12 11/16 x 15 9/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.215

This work belongs to a genre of imagery called singerie, which depicts monkeys dressed in human clothes parodying the actions of people. Here, a monkey preaches to a flock of turkeys from a wicker basket pulpit hanging from a tree. The turkeys, interpreted as symbols of foolis...

Drawing

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2017.215
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France
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Gouache
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Gouache
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Drawing
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Drawings

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