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Still Life Monkeys

by Art Courier

Giorgia MAZZOTTI

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The inclusion of a monkey with other still-life elements imitates earlier Flemish still-life painters such as Snyders and Fyt. The profusion of fruit, vegetables, crustacea, glass, silver, and porcelain affords the artist the opportunity to display his considerable imitative skill. On a deeper level the subject may be seen as a celebration of the fruits of civilisation, trade, peace and prosperity with the inclusion of imported objects such as Chinese porcelain bowls. In contrast, the viewer is reminded of the transitory nature of human life and the dangers of over-indulgence in material excess by the inclusion of the broken column and classical frieze.

Osias Beert (I) (circa 1580–1623), Still Life with Monkey, 1598-1623, oil on panel, 97 cm (38.2 in) x 126 cm (49.6 in). Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes.

Circle of Ferdinand van Kessel (Antwerp 1648-1696 Breda) , A singerie in a kitchen, oil on panel, 21 x 27¾ in. (53.4 x 70.5 cm.) Private Collection.

Formerly attributed to Ferdinand van Kessel (1648–1696)(Apes celebrating in the kitchen), 17th, oil on panel. Private collection. Auction by Sotheby's London 2008-07-10.

Unknown Dutch artist, The Cat's Meal. 1625-50

Frans Snyders (Antwerp, 1579 - Antwerp, 1657), Two Monkeys Stealing Fruit from a Basket, 0.84 x. 1.19 m. Bequest of baron Chevreau de Christiani, 1929. Louvre.

In the manner of Ferdinand van Kessel (Flemish, 1648–1696), Still Life with Monkey, oil on canvas, 35.5 x 41.3 cm. (14 x 16.3 in.).

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Still Life with Monkey, Fruits, and Flowers, 1724.

A Still Life with Fruit, Lobster, Monkey and Silver Vessels, 1660-70.

Jan Weenix (1640/41-1719), A Monkey and a Dog beside dead Game and Fruit, with the Sstate of Rijxdorp near Wassenaar in the background, 1714. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Frans Snyders (1579–1657), Still Life with a Monkey, Mid-16th century, oil on canvas, 78 cm (30.7 in). x 64 cm (25.2 in). Current location: Hermitage Museum.

Antoine Vollon (1853-1900), Still Life with Monkey and a Guitar.

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Still Life with Monkey, Fruits, and Flowers, 1724.

Jan Jansz. de Heem (1650 - in or after 1695), Still life with a Monkey, c. 1670 - c. 1695, Oil on canvas, 118 x 169.5 cm,Frame size: 155 x 206 x 16 cm.

Bernard Keil and Michele Pace del Campidoglio, Still Life of Watermelons, Apples, Figs, Pommegranates, Flowers and Peaches with a Young Girl startled by a Monkey, oil on canvas, 117 x 165 cm, Private Collection.

George Lance, Still Life with Monkey, Sparrow and Fruit, c.1850, Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 47.6 cm. Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service: Colchester Collection.

Frans Snyders, Still Life with Fruit, Dead Game, Vegetables, and a Live Monkey, Squirrel and Cat, circa 1593 and circa 1657.

Johann Amandus Wink (1748-1817), Still Life with a Melon, Peaches.

Jan van Kessel (1), Still Life with a Monkey stealing Fruit, 1660s, oil on copper, 23 x 33 cm, Pitti Palace.

Jan Fyt, A Still Life of Flowers, Fruit and Game with a Dog and a Monkey, oil on canvas.

George Lance, Still Life with Monkey, Sparrow and Fruit, c.1850, Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 47.6 cm. Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service: Colchester Collection

Frans van Cuyck, Still Life with Fruit Basket with a Monkey and a Parrot, 1663-1689, Oil on canvas, 139 x 110 cm. Private Collection.

In the manner of Ferdinand van Kessel (Flemish, 1648–1696), Still Life with Monkey, oil on canvas, 35.5 x 41.3 cm. (14 x 16.3 in.).

A Follower of Frans Snyders (1579-1657), Still Life with Monkey seizing Fruit from a Basket, with a Parrot perched on Top, Oil on canvas, 87 x 115 cm. (34 1/4 x 45 1/4 in). Provenance: Sale. Sotheby's London, Walter collection, 10th June 1942, lot 33 (illus., catalogued as autograph). Private collection, UK.

Frans Snyders, Still Life with Fruit Bowl, Birds, and Window, 46 x 64 cm, Öl auf Holz, 1610s. Source: William B. Jordan, Juan van der Hamen y León & The Court of Madrid, New Haven, Connecticut 2005.

Artus Claessens, Large Banquet Still Life with Lobster, Fruits, Wine Glasses, Porcelain and Pewter Plates, Birds, Monkey, Squirrel and Cat, 99.4 x 170 cm, Oil on canvas.

David Teniers, Cat Concert, Apes celebrating in the ( alchemical ) kitchen by Ferdinand Van Kessel, as always the fool mon-key present

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Allegory of Europe, 1722. (allegorical painting)

Frans Snyders, Still Life with Fruit, Dead Game, Vegetables, and a Live Monkey, Squirrel and Cat, circa 1593 and circa 1657.

Alexandre-Francois Desportes, Still Life of Fruits in a Landscape with Dogs, Monkey, and Parrot, c. 1710.

Barend or Bernardus van der Meer (1659 - 92), Currently not assigned to an art style. Exotic Still Life with Monkey and Chinese Porcelain. London, Alan Jacobs Gallery.

Frans Snyders Wildens Yang, Game Shop. Hermitage Collection.

Alexandra Connor, Monkeys with Fruit and Flowers, Egg tempera & oil on canvas, 28" x 36".

Andries Benedetti, Still Life with Fruit, Lobster, Oysters, Hunting Trophies, Musical Items and a Monkey, 1646.

Adriaen van Utrecht (1599–1652), Still Life with Fruits, Vegetables, a Monkey and a Parrot in a Garden, 1646, oil on panel, 116.5 × 163.7 cm (45.9 × 64.4 in), Signed and dated on the stone base: "Adriaen van Utrecht Fecit An.. 1646". Sold at Galleria Boson.

Ferdinand van Kessel, Monkey’s Feast, 17th century.

Clara Peeters, Haunting Apples, Cherries, Apricots and other Fruit in a Basket, with Pears, Plums, Robins, a Woodpecker, a Parrot and a Monkey eating Nuts, on a Table, oil on panel , 18¾ x 25¾ in. (47.6 x 65.5 cm.). Private Collection.