The Cat in Art
The Cat in Art
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Summary
Almost from the beginning of art, humans have portrayed cats. Throughout history, cats have been a beautiful vessel for symbolic meanings, ranging from dark unruly sensuality to perfect domestic tranquillity. This book contains 170 paintings by Van Eyck, Raphael, Leonardo, Bruegel, Rembrandt, Chardin, Manet, Picasso, and other artists.
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The Cat in Art by Stefano Zuffi
The Cat in Art is both full of surprises and hauntingly familiar, as cats play and pounce and sleep and purr their way through 170 great art masterpieces from the ancient world to the present. What cats represent to us in life, they bring to art: elegance and grace; domestic tranquility; symbols of sensuality and mischievousness.Here are paintings by Van Eyck, Raphael, Leonardo, Bruegel, Rembrandt, Chardin, Gainsborough, Manet, Renoir, Bonnard, Gauguin, Matisse, Balthus, Picasso, Warhol, and many others. Sometimes the cats are the stars of the work, and sometimes they are working their magic from the corners of rooms—in which case both the whole work and a detail showing the cat are illustrated.Stefano Zuffi’s charming text tells the reader what it all means, from the feline goddesses of the ancients, to the devilish cats of the Middle Ages, to the indispensable companions of our own time.
Stefano Zuffi is an art historian who specialises in Renaissance and Baroque painting. He has written numerous popular books about art and artists, including Abrams' Art in Venice (1999). He lives in Milan.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780810993280 |
| ISBN 10 | 0810993287 |
| Title | The Cat in Art |
| Author | Stefano Zuffi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Harry N. Abrams |
| Year published | 2007-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |