CAT ARTISTS PERRONNEAU, CRESPI, DESPORTES The French painter Jean Baptiste Perronneau (1715-1783), specialized in portraits which were more prestigious and lucrative than landscapes. Girl with a Kitten painted in 1745, shows a very pretty young girl holding a long haired grey cat, one of its paws held gently in her hand. The grey of the […]
Cats in the Enlightenment (Part 14 – Cats in Art – Perronneau, Crespi, Desportes)
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CATS IN THE ENLIGHTENMENT (Part 12 – Cats in Art)
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Conspicuous as ever, the ubiquitous cat posed for the painters of the century. The typical cats in art trying to steal fish or meat, or having a duel with a dog, were now accompanied by the cat’s presence in portraits, especially of children and/or ladies. In the 1713 Dutch Baroque painting, A Woman and a […]
