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Cats in Art

By Drharrietd @drharrietd

 Quite a selection for you today, it being world cat day, apparently. 

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This first one is a portrait of Manet's daughter Julie, painted by his friend Renoir.

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This is by the Dutch artist Henriette Ronner-Knip (1821-1909), who painted lots of cats.

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In fact this is another of hers.

And finally, a couple of the wonderful "improved" paintings by the Russian artist Svetlana Petrova

 

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This is Titian's Venus of Urbino

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and this is Chagall's Over the Town.

Check here for the Mona Lisa, Whistler's Mother, and several other delights. 


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