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The Ape Tied in a Courtyard by Jean de Gourmont I — VisualArtsDB

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The Ape Tied in a Courtyard

The Ape Tied in a Courtyard

The Ape Tied in a Courtyard

Jean de Gourmont I

1520–1530

Medium: Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 8.5 × 8.4 cm (3 3/8 × 3 5/16 in.)
Genre: Engravings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Exotic animals made popular pets in the early modern era (from the late 15th to 18th centuries), as seen in the extravagant courtyard depicted in this roundel. The ape’s owner cannot be far off, as it is attached to the wall; the lone pear the animal attempts to reach with its foot has been left cruelly just out of reach.

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