singerie
Sign in to savethumb|320px|Barbershop with monkeys and cats, Abraham Teniers, mid-17th century Singerie is the name given to a visual arts genre depicting monkeys imitating human behavior, often fashionably attired, intended as a diverting sight, using satire. The term is derived from the French word for "Monkey Trick".
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thumb|320px|Barbershop with monkeys and cats, Abraham Teniers, mid-17th century Singerie is the name given to a visual arts genre depicting monkeys imitating human behavior, often fashionably attired, intended as a diverting sight, using satire. The term is derived from the French word for "Monkey Trick".
Though it has a long history, the height of the genre was in the 18th century, in the Rococo.