Monkeys in Art Photos

Monkeys in decoration, design, art, sculpture.

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Ceramic vase in form of monkey from Maya Guatemala at Barbier Mueller Precolumbian Art Museum. Barcelona, Spain.Maya earthenware plate with monkey & cacao pods from Mexico or Guatemala at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Terra Cotta pot in shape of monkey from Island of Sacrifices, Mexico at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chavin stylized monkey ceramic in Incan Museum, Cusco. Peru.
Ceramic vase (100-300) in form of monkey from Maya Guatemala at Barbier Mueller Precolumbian Art Museum. Barcelona, Spain.Maya earthenware plate with monkey & cacao pods (7th-10thC) from Mexico or Guatemala at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Terra Cotta pot in shape of monkey (900-1521) from Island of Sacrifices, Mexico at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Chavin stylized monkey ceramic (1500 BCE) in Incan Museum, Cusco. Peru.
Angkor sandstone carving of scene from Ramayana; Kumbhakarna battles monkeys from Cambodia or Northeastern Thailand at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.Carved Nephrite jade in shape of monkeys presenting peach of longevity from China at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.Netsuke of monkey in coils of snake from Japan at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.Japanese stationary box with monkeys in Freer Gallery. Washington, DC.
Angkor sandstone carving of scene from Ramayana; Kumbhakarna battles monkeys (c1100-1200) from Cambodia or Northeastern Thailand at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.Carved Nephrite jade in shape of monkeys presenting peach of longevity (1644-1911) from China at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.Netsuke of monkey in coils of snake (c1800-1900) from Japan at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.Japanese stationary box with monkeys (19thC) in Freer Gallery. Washington, DC.
Meissen porcelain monkey figures by Gottlieb Kirchner at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain figure of monkey with snuffbox by Gottlieb Kirchner at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Porcelain monkey teapot by Johann Joachim Kändler of Meissen, Germany at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Zúrich porcelain figure ape riding mastiff at Bamberg Old Town Hall Museum of Faience & Porcelain. Bamberg, Germany.
Meissen porcelain monkey figures (c1731) by Gottlieb Kirchner at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Meissen porcelain figure of monkey with snuffbox (c1732) by Gottlieb Kirchner at Meissen porcelain museum at Lustheim Palace. Munich, Germany.Porcelain monkey teapot (after 1735) by Johann Joachim Kändler of Meissen, Germany at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Zúrich porcelain figure ape riding mastiff (c1775-80) at Bamberg Old Town Hall Museum of Faience & Porcelain. Bamberg, Germany.
Smoking monkey dress as "Incredible" at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Pottery fountain of ape playing with dolphin called Consul s'amuse by Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach in Museum of Modern Art. Strasbourg, France.Glass monkey lamp at National Museum of Cambridge Glass. Cambridge, OH.Collection of monkey figures from Mexico & Guatemala at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.
Smoking monkey dress as "Incredible" (1890) at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Pottery fountain of ape playing with dolphin called Consul s'amuse (1903) by Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach in Museum of Modern Art. Strasbourg, France.Glass monkey lamp (1920s) at National Museum of Cambridge Glass. Cambridge, OH.Collection of monkey figures (1930-85) from Mexico & Guatemala at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.
Ceramic monkey with face of toy automobile by Pablo Picasso at Picasso Museum. Paris, France.Monkey Settee by Judy Kensley McKie at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Monkey settee by Judy Kensley McKie at Renwick Gallery. Washington, DC.Carousel chimp by Carousel Works of Mansfield, OH at Merry-Go-Round Museum. Sandusky, OH.
Ceramic monkey with face of toy automobile (1951) by Pablo Picasso at Picasso Museum. Paris, France.Monkey Settee (1994) by Judy Kensley McKie at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Monkey settee (1995) by Judy Kensley McKie at Renwick Gallery. Washington, DC.Carousel chimp (2009) by Carousel Works of Mansfield, OH at Merry-Go-Round Museum. Sandusky, OH.
Carved monkeys with tools on Casa Amatller. Barcelona, Spain.Monkey carving in garden at Hammond Castle Museum. Gloucester, MA.Monkey-like creature carved on capital of Cuxa Cloisters at The Cloisters. New York, NY.Carved monkey eating fruit in Thistle Chapel at St Giles Cathedral. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Carved monkeys with tools on Casa Amatller. Barcelona, Spain.Monkey carving in garden at Hammond Castle Museum. Gloucester, MA.Monkey-like creature carved on capital of Cuxa Cloisters at The Cloisters. New York, NY.Carved monkey eating fruit in Thistle Chapel at St Giles Cathedral. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Glass bowl with monkeys at Pebble Hill Plantation. Thomasville, GA.Embossed relief with monkeys in lobby of Oriental Theater. Chicago, IL.Two chained apes painting by Pieter Brueghel the Elder at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.Bacchante with an Ape painting by Hendrick Ter Brugghen at J. Paul Getty Museum Center. Malibu, CA.
Glass bowl with monkeys at Pebble Hill Plantation. Thomasville, GA.Embossed relief with monkeys in lobby of Oriental Theater. Chicago, IL.Two chained apes painting (1562) by Pieter Brueghel the Elder at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.Bacchante with an Ape painting (1627) by Hendrick Ter Brugghen at J. Paul Getty Museum Center. Malibu, CA.
Monkeys as Judges of Art painting by Gabriel von Max at Neue Pinakothek. Munich, Germany.Little Monkey on a Cart painting by Franz Marc at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Woman with monkey ceramic & bronze sculpture by Camille Alaphilippe at Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France.Tropical Forest with Monkeys painting by Henri Rousseau at National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.
Monkeys as Judges of Art painting (1889) by Gabriel von Max at Neue Pinakothek. Munich, Germany.Little Monkey on a Cart painting (1906) by Franz Marc at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Woman with monkey ceramic & bronze sculpture (1908) by Camille Alaphilippe at Petit Palace Museum. Paris, France.Tropical Forest with Monkeys painting (1910) by Henri Rousseau at National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.
Monkey painter painting by unknown of France at Rouen Museum of Fine Arts. Rouen, France.Monkeys Smoking painting by David Teniers at Georgian House museum. Edinburgh, Scotland.342nd bomb squadron 97th group insignia with bomb throwing monkey at March Field Air Museum. Riverside, CA.
Monkey painter painting (18th\c) by unknown of France at Rouen Museum of Fine Arts. Rouen, France.Monkeys Smoking painting by David Teniers at Georgian House museum. Edinburgh, Scotland.342nd bomb squadron 97th group insignia (1941-45) with bomb throwing monkey at March Field Air Museum. Riverside, CA.

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