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 12 – Cats in Art)
December 20, 2013 By
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 […]
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