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This is a minor detail from a wall painting in the Tomb of Nebamun. This shows a dog sitting next to his master’s chair.
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Egyptians associated the fertility of a female cat and motherly care, with many fine divinities. At the base of this statue, there is an inscription that is asking Bastet to grant life. So, the cat that is portrayed here, is in some way, linked to the goddess, Bastet.
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This is a cat’s head made of bronze, and it also incorporates gold onto the ears of the cat. This could’ve been made to show the appreciation and royalty of cats.
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Leonardo Da Vinci liked to include cats within many of his sketches and paintings, because he found them to be intriguing. In this sketch, it is a cat being embraced by a child, and the child is being embraced by a man/his father. This could be showing his love for cats, and that he thought cats should be associated with family.
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In this fresco, Ghirlandaio has shown Christ and the apostles all sitting on one side of a long banquet table. Except, Judas is separated from everyone, and he is sitting opposite from Christ. Ghirlandaio also has a lone cat on the right of Judas, and it could represent Judas’ treason and his influence of evil.
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Leonardo Da Vinci said, “Even the smallest feline is a masterpiece.” He probably chose to portray this many cats within one sketch, because of how highly he appreciated cats, and that he wanted to show his love/respect for cats, too.
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In this painting there isn’t just a man and a woman, but there is also a cat and a goat. The goat is in the background, and the cat is clearly next to the figures. In this painting, each animal has some symbolic significance, and the cat represents lust and desire.
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In this painting there is a family completely fulfilled and happy, even though they’re peasants. Louis Le Nain also included a dog and a cat within this painting. I believe that he did this to show that these animals are sincerely loved and respected by this family, and that they consider them as family.
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This painting has a rowdy group of people playing instruments, singing, and drinking. Among all of this craze, there is a mother cat and her kittens, being held by two women. Steen has chosen to portray these cats as a comforting figure, to people.
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This painting has a housemaid that is dealing with tons of everyday domestic problems and issues. Maes decided to put a cat, with a dead bird in his mouth, to symbolize the chaos that is going on within this household, and within the housemaid’s life.
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In this painting there is a woman with a plate of food on her lap, a dead chicken in the foreground, and a fallen flower from the bouquet on the table. The fallen flower symbolizes death. It seems that the focus in this painting is death, and the cat is used as a type of comfort for this woman.
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Within this woodblock print, Utagawa is clearly showing the serene and calm attitude that cats have, just by showing the cat in four different poses. He has it sitting up, licking itself, playing, and laying down. From this, Utagawa has successfully captured the calmness of this cat.
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Hiroaki is choosing to show the curious side of a cat, as he’s prowling around a staked tomato plant. It’s hard to tell what Hiroaki was trying to capture. Was he trying to show the cat sneaking up to the tomato, or was he trying to capture the cat exploring. It’s hard to say, but Hiroaki is clearly capturing the curiosity of this cat.
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This is another one of the many great cat paintings/drawings that Warhol did to capture his unconditional love for his favorite animal, cats, throughout his career.
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This is just one of the many cat paintings/drawings that Warhol did throughout his career. He did these paintings to show his love for his favorite animal, cats.
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Once again, this is another one of the many cat paintings/drawings that Warhol did to show his love and appreciation for his favorite animal, cats.
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This is one of the 25 other cat paintings/drawings that Warhol did in his cat series. He did this series to show his love for cats, and to show the vast varieties and differences of this animal.
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This is also one of the 25 cat paintings/drawings that Warhol did in his cat series. Once again, he did this to not only show his love for his favorite animal, cats, but he also did it to show viewers the beauty of this animal, too.
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Kawano is clearly showing the comforting/loving side of cats, within this work of art, as one cat is comforting/cuddling with another cat.
