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The Cat in Art

The Cat in Art

The Cat in Art is both full of surprises and hauntingly familiar, as cats play and pounce and sleep and purr their way through 170 great art masterpieces from the ancient world to the present. What cats represent to us in life, they bring to art: elegance and grace; domestic tranquility; symbols of sensuality and mischievousness.

Here are paintings by Van Eyck, Raphael, Leonardo, Bruegel, Rembrandt, Chardin, Gainsborough, Manet, Renoir, Bonnard, Gauguin, Matisse, Balthus, Picasso, Warhol, and many others. Sometimes the cats are the stars of the work, and sometimes they are working their magic from the corners of roomsâ‚¬"in which case both the whole work and a detail showing the cat are illustrated.

Stefano Zuffiâ‚¬s charming text tells the reader what it all means, from the feline goddesses of the ancients, to the devilish cats of the Middle Ages, to the indispensable companions of our own time.
Country USA
Brand Harry N. Abrams
Manufacturer Harry N. Abrams
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780810993280
ReleaseDate 2007-04-01
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780810993280

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