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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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