Cats in Renaissance Art Continued….. Relying heavily upon classical Greek models, the 1504 engraving, Adam and Eve by the German, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), captures Eve right at the moment she accepts the apple of knowledge from the serpent. Surrounding both Adam and Eve are a variety of animals that symbolize differing human temperaments. The cat […]
HISTORY OF THE CAT IN THE MIDDLE AGES (PART 11)
April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The History of the Cat in Medieval Paintings: From literature the cat sprang onto Medieval European canvases depicted as a force of evil and chaos, a mouse catcher, or simply as a disinterested spectator. In the 1475 painting Pilate Washes his Hands, a white cat lies to the side of Pilate perhaps an indication of […]
