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A Seated Monkey on a Chain
Creator
Hendrik GoltziusGerman-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman and painter (1558-1617) · 1558–1617
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- 1592 - 1602
- Medium
- paper, chalk
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
With masterly strokes and hatching, Hendrick Goltzius drew this Asian rhesus monkey, recognizable by its pinkish face, framed by fur. He devoted a great deal of attention to the faithful rendering of the fur, cleverly using the white of the paper to create subtle contrasts of light and dark. A fettered monkey had a special meaning, alluding to sinful man who is shackled to the earth through his lust for wealth.
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