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Tag Archives: Cats
1939: A Cat Standing on Its Hind Legs
Louis Wain: A cat standing on its hind legs, formed by patterns supposed to be in the “Early Greek” style (1925-1939).
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Art, Cats, Drawing, Great Britain, Louis Wain
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1903: Little Red Riding Hood and Friends
Illustrations from W. W. Denslow’s 1903 series of picture books: Little Red Riding Hood, Denslow’s Humpty Dumpty, The Three Bears, Old Mother Hubbard, and House that Jack Built. Denslow is best known as the illustrator of L. Frank Baum’s The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Bears, Books, Cats, Children, Dogs, Drawing, Eggs, Goats, Mammals, USA, W. W. Denslow, Wolves
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16th Century: Dog and Cat
Dosso Dossi: Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Dog and Cat (16th Century) “This kind of moody portrait, or image of a particular human type, was popularised by Giorgione: here the dog and cat may allude to conflicting sides of … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Animals, Art, Cats, Dogs, Dosso Dossi, Italy, Painting, Portraits
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17th Centuty: Đám Cưới Chuộ
I think this Vietnamese woodcut painting is from the 17th century; it’s one of the most popular examples of Dong Ho painting, and researchers believe that the style originated during the rule of Lê Kính Tông (1600–1619) of the Lê … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, Animals, Art, Cats, Mice, Printmaking, Rats, Vietnam
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1945: The House by the Canal
Algernon Cecil Newton: The House by the Canal (1945)
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, Algernon Cecil Newton, Animals, Art, Cats, Cityscapes, Factories, Great Britain, Houses, Painting
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1916: The King of the Cats
In Padraic Colum’s children’s classic The King of Ireland’s Son, this tale is told to the son by the king’s steward: The King of the Cats stood up. He was a grand creature. His body was brown and striped across … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, Animals, Books, Cats, Folktales, Geology, Ireland, Novels, Padraic Colum, Prose
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