A Seated Monkey — Jan Weenix

Jan Weenix. Painted before 1685.

Jan Weenix painted his animal pieces in a highly pragmatic fashion. For instance, once he had depicted this little monkey accurately from life, he could use the study over and over again. The Rijksmuseum owns two game still lifes clearly showing how he went about this: one is hanging next to this work. Weenix copied the monkey, as he did in many other paintings. This studio material allows us to follow his working method.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 25.9 × 29.9 cm · Gift of H.B. van der Ven, The Hague

Print: 25.9 × 29.9 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200730115. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.