Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This work belongs to a genre of imagery called singerie , which depicts monkeys dressed in human clothes parodying the actions of people. Here, a monkey preaches to a flock of turkeys from a wicker basket pulpit hanging from a tree. The turkeys, interpreted as symbols of foolishness, are deceived by the cunning primate in the disguise of a monk’s habit.
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Joseph Goupy (British, 1686–before.1770) — Jacob's Dream
Nicolas Poussin — Orpheus and Eurydice
Pietro Testa — Venus giving arms to Aeneas
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) — Roman Landsc
Jacob Symonsz Pynas — The Meeting of Jacob and Esau
Melchior d' Hondecoeter — A Hen with Peacocks and a Turkey
Jurriaan Andriessen — Arcadisch landschap met musicerende en
Albert Flamen — Landscape with Three Figures and Birds
Jean-Baptiste Oudry — Ducks Resting in Sunshine
Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner (German, 1712–1761) — Saint Deic
Gilles Demarteau (French, 1722–1776) — The Market
Paul Bril — Landscape with Hunters
