A monkey working a mortar and pestle, below Lorenzo Lippi (?) writing his humorous poem 'Malmantile Racquistato', a muse standing at left

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Drawings and Prints

A monkey working a mortar and pestle, below Lorenzo Lippi (?) writing his humorous poem 'Malmantile Racquistato', a muse standing at left

Francesco Zucchi|Lorenzo Lippi

Date
ca. 1710–64
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (20 x 15 cm) plate: 7 1/2 x 5 9/16 in. (19.1 x 14.2 cm)
Object type
Print
Classification
Prints
Object number
2012.136.396
Credit line
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Artist information

Italian, Venice 1692–1764 Venice|Italian, 1606–1665

Subjects and terms

  • Men
  • Women
  • Monkeys
  • Writing

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