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Cats in Art: From Prehistoric to Neo-Pop Masterpieces
By Alix Paré
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By Alix Paré
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Mysterious, sneaky, and the only animal to domesticate themselves — cats have entranced and inspired us for millennia. Take a trip through time and technique in this retrospective of feline fascination.
"Fascinating, informative, compelling, memorable" -Midwest Book Review
Unravel the symbolic significance and creative influence of cats in art history through a curated collection of masterpieces, enhanced by timelines, maps, graphs, and quotes.
Did you know that, until the Middle Ages, people were wary of half-domestic, half-wild animals? That cats evoked laziness, cruelty, greed, and even lust? And that "having a cat's nose" was a serious physical defect at the time?
The cat traverses the...
Unravel the symbolic significance and creative influence of cats in art history through a curated collection of masterpieces, enhanced by timelines, maps, graphs, and quotes.
Did you know that, until the Middle Ages, people were wary of half-domestic, half-wild animals? That cats evoked laziness, cruelty, greed, and even lust? And that "having a cat's nose" was a serious physical defect at the time?
The cat traverses the...
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