The Monkeys of Christophe Huet: Singeries in French Decorative Arts

by Anne Forray-Carlier, Marie Christine Anselm, Nicole Garnier-Pelle

Although monkeys had been used to mimic man and his foibles in the margins of medieval illuminated manuscripts, a taste for depictions of elegant monkeys developed among the French aristocracy at the end of the seventeenth century. This delightful book traces the evolution of the monkey motif into a distinct genre known as singerie (from the French word "singe" meaning monkey) during the exuberant Rococo period.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606060651
• ISBN13: 9781606060650
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Trust Publications
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.8" x 11.5"