| LC control no. | sh2010014739 |
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| Topical heading | Singerie (Art) |
| See also | Decoration and ornament--Animal forms Monkeys in art |
| Found in | Work cat.: Garnier-Pelle, Nicole. The monkeys of Christophe Huet, 2011: CIP t.p. (singeries) galley (the singerie--the monkey portrayed in art) A&AT, Nov. 19, 2010 (singerie: refers to a type of European, and especially French, ornament in which monkeys dressed in human clothing mimic such activities as drinking, hunting, dancing and playing musical instruments) Britannica online, Nov. 19, 2010 (singerie, (French: "monkey trick"): type of humorous picture of monkeys fashionably attired and aping human behaviour) Oxford art online, Nov. 19, 2010 (singerie: term derived from the French singe ('monkey'), denoting a type of European ornament in which monkeys dressed in human clothing mimic such activities as drinking, hunting, dancing and playing musical instruments, often in a setting of scrolling folioage or strapwork) Wikipedia, Nov. 19, 2010 (Singerie is the French word for "monkey trick"; a genre depicting monkeys apeing human behavior, often fashionably attired, intended as a diverting sight, always with a gentle cast of mild satire; popular among French artists in the early 18th century) |
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