Survival of the Fittest: Lessons from La Fontaine in Textile and Porcelain –– Minneapolis Institute of Art https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/survival-of-the-fittest-lessons-from-la-fontaine-in-textile-and-porcelain
February 15, 2025 – August 17, 2025 | Robert and Marlyss White Gallery (Gallery 281) | Free Exhibition Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695) taught children how to live in a dictatorship. His Fables depict a world of talking animals, but the lessons they teach are about power’s abuses and the skills needed to survive. From their first publication in 1668 during the absolutist reign of King Louis XIV, Fables captivated artists, who illustrated scenes from the tales on a variety of surfaces
Gift of Carolyn T. Groves, 2007.12.1.