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The Monkey and the Cat


Italian, late 17th, early 18th century
Oil on canvas
A charming painting depicting one of Aesop’s Fables (6th-cent BC) wherein the sly monkey has conspired to convince the cat to remove chestnuts from a fire at great pain to the latter. This fable was then included by the French poet, Jean De La Fontaine (1621-1695) in his books containing 230 animal tales.
H 36" x W 29"

 

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