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Two monkeys and five birds are painted in meticulous detail against a mostly pearl-white background on this horizontal composition. A spindly tree trunk grows up each side of the painting, and a few tufts of grass are tucked near the trees and at the bottom center of the composition. A red-furred monkey crouches holding a piece of fruit at the center of the painting, and a second piece of fruit lies nearby. Another, lemur-like monkey clings to a tree growing up the right edge, peering at us. A teal-blue parrot perches on a branch above that second monkey, and a hefty, yellow and green bird perches on another branch over the first. Two long-legged, long-necked birds stand to either side of the seated red monkey, with a dove-gray bird to the left and a tawny brown one with pale green legs to the right. A smaller blue, white, and orange bird stands on the ground near the seated monkey and another, this one blue and red, flies above.
Anonymous Artist, Study of Birds and Monkeys, 1660/1670, oil on copper, Gift of John Dimick, 1983.19.2

Study of Birds and Monkeys

Anonymous Artist · 1660/1670 · oil on copper ·  Accession ID  1983.19.2

Antonio Tempesta, A Soldier on Horseback and Other Studies, pen and brown ink and red chalk on laid paper, laid down on an old album sheet, Gift of Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg, 2004.140.30

A Soldier on Horseback and Other Studies

Antonio Tempesta · · pen and brown ink and red chalk on laid paper, laid down on an old album sheet ·  Accession ID  2004.140.30

Anonymous Artist, Study of Birds and Monkey, 1660/1670, oil on copper, Gift of John Dimick, 1983.19.1

Study of Birds and Monkey

Anonymous Artist · 1660/1670 · oil on copper ·  Accession ID  1983.19.1

Master MZ, The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine, c. 1500, engraving on laid paper, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund, 2010.112.1

The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine

Master MZ · c. 1500 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2010.112.1