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Tag Archives: Monkeys
1810: A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom
A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom (Oudh, India, ca. 1810-30) (source)
1997: Translation / Transformation
In a 1997 essay on translation, the writer Harry Mathews cites Marcel Benabou’s version of Keats’s “A thing of beauty is a joy forever”: Ah, singe débotté, / Hisse un jouet fort et vert! It’s not quite a translation: the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Austria, France, Gabriel von Max, Harry Mathews, John Keats, Language, Mammals, Marcel Benabou, Monkeys, Opera, OULIPO, Painting, Poetry, Translation, USA
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1675: Libertine with Monkey
Jacob Huysmans: Portrait of John Wilmont, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647-1680) Were I (who to my cost already am One of those strange, prodigious creatures, man) A spirit free to choose, for my own share What case of flesh and … Continue reading
1923: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks
John McKirdy Duncan: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks (also known as The Queen of Sheba) (1923)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Animals, Apes, Art, Birds, Camels, Christianity, Cows, Deer, Elephants, Great Britain, John McKirdy Duncan, Mammals, Monkeys, Painting, Peacocks, Religion, Scotland
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1489: Versions
Leonardo da Vinci: Lady with an Ermine [Cecilia Galleran] (1489–1490) Awol Erizku: Lady with a Pitbull (2009) Hans Holbein: Portrait of a Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling [probably Anne Lovell] (c. 1526-28) Frida Khalo: Self-Portrait with … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th Century, 16th Century, 1940's, 2000's, 20th Century, 21st Century, African-Americans, Animals, Art, Awol Erizku, Birds, Dogs, Frida Khalo, Germany, Hans Holbein, Italy, Latino/as/x, Leonardo da Vinci, Mexico, Monkeys, Painting, Photography, Portraits, Squirrels, Stoats, USA, Women
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2016: Adrift
Sam Yeats: Adrift (2016)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Animals, Art, Monkeys, Music, Painting, Ships & Sailing, The Ocean, USA
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1806: Journey to the West
Katsushika Taito II: 画本西遊全伝 [Picture Book – Journey to the West] Vol. 3 (c. 1806) (source)
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Tagged 1800's, 19th Century, Animals, Books, Japan, Katsushika Taito II, Monkeys, Printmaking
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1901: Max’s Monkeys
Gabriel von Max: Abelard and Heloise (after 1900). Max and his wife lived with as many as 14 monkeys. Here are some more examples of his work:
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1635: And Drinking Cocktails Too, Apparently
Quirin Boel: Two Monkeys Playing Backgammon (1635 – 1690) (source) “Twee apen spelen triktrak” in Dutch; “triktrak” is a nice onomatopoeia.
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Tagged 17th Century, Animals, Art, Backgammon, Drinking, Games, Monkeys, Netherlands, Printmaking, Quirin Boel
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