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329: 305: 22: 186: 88: 328: 304: 84:; Throughout the medieval period in Europe, monkeys were seen "as a symbol of downgraded humanity", and were used to mimic man and his foibles, often appearing in the margins of illuminated manuscripts. 147:. The two brothers were able to cater to the prevailing taste in the art market and were thus instrumental in spreading the genre outside Flanders. Later in the 17th century artists like 119:
probably started the craze. These prints were widely disseminated and the theme was then picked up by other Flemish artists, in particular by those in Antwerp such as
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The prayer book written for Charles V. of Austria by his mistress, had, on every page, monkeys mimicking religious ceremonies, in the most incongruous manner
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introduced the singerie as an independent theme around 1575 in a series of prints, which are strongly embedded in the artistic tradition of
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Comical scenes with monkeys appearing in human attire and a human environment originated as a pictorial genre in
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Singeries regained popularity in the 19th century and artists then successful in this genre included
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became the principal practitioner of the genre and developed it further with his younger brother
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became popular among French artists in the early 18th century. French decorator and designer
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imitating human behavior, often fashionably attired, intended as a diverting sight, using
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in the 16th century and were further developed in the 17th century. The Flemish engraver
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Though it has a long history, the height of the genre was in the 18th century, in the
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included dressed figures of monkeys in many wall decorations, the great royal
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Nicole Garnier-Pelle; Anne Forray-Carlier; Marie-Christine Anselm (2011).
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and other factories. In France the most famous such rococo decor are
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The Monkeys of Christophe Huet: Singeries in French Decorative Arts
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Signs and Designs: Art and Architecture in the Work of Michel Butor
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The practise can be traced as far back as Ancient Egypt;
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The term is derived from the 26:Barbershop with monkeys and cats 519:Les Plaideurs ('The Litigants') 510: 467: 454: 362: 1: 543: 335: 7: 82:Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt 16:Humans portrayed by Monkeys 10: 632: 296: 174:used them in his work and 121:Frans Francken the Younger 67: 276:Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps 141:David Teniers the Younger 57:word for "Monkey Trick". 581:article with many images 490:Lucia Impelluso (2004). 420:. J. Paul Getty Museum. 355: 338:1755-1760; gilt bronze, 291:Paul Friedrich Meyerheim 137:Jan van Kessel the Elder 113:Pieter Bruegel the Elder 475:The Burlington Magazine 441:Charles Taylor (1807). 342:flowers and hand-paste 493:Nature and Its Symbols 381:Jean H. Duffy (2003). 334:Le Concert de singes, 314:, 1737, oil on panel, 231:is also known for his 196: 149:Nicolaes van Verendael 125:Jan Brueghel the Elder 100: 33: 444:The Literary Panorama 188: 163:Jean Berain the Elder 109:Pieter van der Borcht 90: 24: 579:Public Domain Review 517:Zacharias Noterman, 368:Cyril Alfred, 1955. 316:ChĂąteau de Chantilly 225:ChĂąteau de Chantilly 172:AndrĂ© Charles Boulle 550:Sund, July (2019). 523:at Art of the Print 340:Vincennes porcelain 180:The Monkey Sculptor 93:The Monkey Sculptor 76:detected a love of 601:Visual arts genres 229:Andieu de Clermont 197: 101: 34: 32:, mid-17th century 611:Netherlandish art 561:978-0-7148-7637-5 503:978-0-89236-772-6 427:978-1-60606-065-0 400:978-0-85323-788-4 344:Meissen porcelain 260:Emmanuel Noterman 256:Zacharie Noterman 209:Chelsea porcelain 205:Meissen porcelain 194:Emmanuel Noterman 133:Sebastiaen Vrancx 623: 565: 537: 531: 525: 514: 508: 507: 487: 481: 471: 465: 458: 452: 451: 438: 432: 431: 411: 405: 404: 388: 378: 372: 366: 337: 331: 307: 288: 280:Charles Monginot 207:, and copied by 105:Flemish painting 631: 630: 626: 625: 624: 622: 621: 620: 591: 590: 572: 562: 546: 541: 540: 532: 528: 515: 511: 504: 488: 484: 472: 468: 460:Bert Schepers, 459: 455: 447:. p. 427. 439: 435: 428: 412: 408: 401: 379: 375: 367: 363: 358: 351: 332: 323: 312:Christophe Huet 308: 299: 282: 221:Petite Singerie 217:Grande Singerie 213:Christophe Huet 190:The art experts 145:Abraham Teniers 97:Antoine Watteau 70: 30:Abraham Teniers 17: 12: 11: 5: 629: 619: 618: 616:Monkeys in art 613: 608: 603: 589: 588: 582: 571: 570:External links 568: 567: 566: 560: 545: 542: 539: 538: 536:, p. 110. 526: 509: 502: 482: 466: 453: 433: 426: 406: 399: 373: 360: 359: 357: 354: 353: 352: 333: 326: 324: 309: 302: 298: 295: 272:Edmund Bristow 268:Henry Landseer 264:Charles Verlat 241:Bray-on-Thames 223:decors at the 69: 66: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 628: 617: 614: 612: 609: 607: 604: 602: 599: 598: 596: 586: 583: 580: 577: 574: 573: 563: 557: 553: 548: 547: 535: 530: 524: 521: 520: 513: 505: 499: 495: 494: 486: 479: 476: 470: 463: 457: 450: 446: 445: 437: 429: 423: 419: 418: 410: 402: 396: 392: 387: 386: 377: 371: 365: 361: 349: 345: 341: 330: 325: 321: 317: 313: 306: 301: 300: 294: 292: 286: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 252: 250: 246: 242: 238: 237:Monkey Island 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 195: 191: 187: 183: 181: 177: 173: 170: 169: 164: 160: 156: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 115:, whose 1562 114: 110: 106: 98: 94: 89: 85: 83: 79: 75: 65: 63: 58: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 39: 31: 27: 23: 19: 551: 529: 522: 518: 512: 492: 485: 477: 474: 469: 461: 456: 448: 443: 436: 416: 409: 384: 376: 369: 364: 348:Petit Palais 266:, Sir Edwin 253: 232: 220: 216: 201:Affenkapelle 200: 198: 189: 179: 166: 158: 157: 102: 92: 77: 74:Cyril Aldred 71: 59: 37: 36: 35: 25: 18: 554:. Phaidon. 346:figurines, 283: [ 153:still lifes 129:the Younger 117:Two Monkeys 595:Categories 544:References 91:A copy of 45:depicting 587:Pinterest 534:Sund 2019 320:Chantilly 233:singeries 159:Singeries 99:, c. 1710 322:, France 178:painted 168:Ă©bĂ©niste 78:singerie 38:Singerie 606:Monkeys 350:, Paris 297:Gallery 245:England 176:Watteau 68:History 47:monkeys 558:  500:  424:  397:  62:Rococo 55:French 51:satire 356:Notes 287:] 95:, by 43:genre 556:ISBN 498:ISBN 422:ISBN 395:ISBN 289:and 219:and 135:and 127:and 478:111 393:–. 391:267 239:in 215:'s 192:by 597:: 336:c. 318:, 293:. 285:fr 278:, 274:, 270:, 262:, 258:, 251:. 243:, 139:. 131:, 123:, 64:. 28:, 564:. 506:. 430:. 403:.

Index


Abraham Teniers
genre
monkeys
satire
French
Rococo
Cyril Aldred
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt

Antoine Watteau
Flemish painting
Pieter van der Borcht
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Two Monkeys
Frans Francken the Younger
Jan Brueghel the Elder
the Younger
Sebastiaen Vrancx
Jan van Kessel the Elder
David Teniers the Younger
Abraham Teniers
Nicolaes van Verendael
still lifes
Jean Berain the Elder
ébéniste
André Charles Boulle
Watteau

Emmanuel Noterman

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