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3. What a delicious post. Thanks!

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Fri Aug 8, 2014, 05:34 PM

Aug 2014

An artist aiming to paint the top one today would probably use photos to try to capture the expression of the cat for painting.

That IS the face of a cat with its eye on a bird. Perfect. I have seen that expression on ours so many times.

*That's* masterful, to capture that face from life.

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The Masters� Cats: Five of my favorite cats in great art. [View all] CTyankee Aug 2014 OP

Kittehs are win! shenmue Aug 2014 #1

Even the Old Masters loved to paint them! CTyankee Aug 2014 #2

What a delicious post. Thanks! woo me with science Aug 2014 #3

glad you like it. I thought it might be of interest here given our cat lovers... CTyankee Aug 2014 #5

I love, love, love this post. What a grand way to end the week. MerryBlooms Aug 2014 #4

Those two knock me out, too... CTyankee Aug 2014 #6

Oh geez, with my meno hot flashes, I probably would have passed-the-fook out. lol MerryBlooms Aug 2014 #16

Thank you. I must say that I had no idea beforehand that this palazzo would be so warm... CTyankee Aug 2014 #22

"Think good thoughts about a pussycat" gratuitous Aug 2014 #7

You are probably right...I was thinking of the older lady encouraging her dog to CTyankee Aug 2014 #17

The differences between the Titian and the Manet are stunning Hekate Aug 2014 #8

Oh, thanks, I am so happy when my posts stimulate art conversations...exactly what I want to do! CTyankee Aug 2014 #18

Titian, and Venetian art of the period, is all about "colore" which is a high Renaissance CTyankee Aug 2014 #19

As always, a great Friday art post. longship Aug 2014 #9

hey, longship, nice to have you here! Thanks for your kind words and glad you liked the post! CTyankee Aug 2014 #26

The Wedding Feast is really a Last Supper, if I recall. Hissyspit Aug 2014 #10

didn't know about the Inquisition thing...no wonder, tho, you didn't get the cat...it's out o CTyankee Aug 2014 #28

My favorite- see if you can guess where it's from! CTYANKEE, I KNOW YOU KNOW :-) KittyWampus Aug 2014 #11

Easy to see that it is Goya but I didn't know just from the cats....thanks for the addition which CTyankee Aug 2014 #20

Great stuff, CTyankee! calimary Aug 2014 #12

Thank you for swilton Aug 2014 #13

So there really was LOLCats way back. Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #14

I guess nothing is new... CTyankee Aug 2014 #21

Thank you, thank you, thank you. savannah43 Aug 2014 #15

Uncanny wheniwasincongress Aug 2014 #23

Do you know the story about Andrew Wyeth and his wife Betsy's cat? Divernan Aug 2014 #24

Grea! What an interesting exposition of Wyeth. I am not much of a fan of his but I much appreciate CTyankee Aug 2014 #25

Thank you, CTYankee! Always a pleasure to see these posts. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #27

Oh, how funny! Thanks, Tuesday! CTyankee Aug 2014 #29

I love your posts!!! CherokeeDem Aug 2014 #30

I have these Goya cats on my fridge. johnp3907 Aug 2014 #31

I will have another art essay in a couple of weeks...on vacay, but still posting... CTyankee Aug 2014 #32

What an original and delightful thread. brer cat Aug 2014 #33

Thank you! I like to write these because it's fun. CTyankee Aug 2014 #34