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The Cat in Art
Stefano Zuffi
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Description for The Cat in Art
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 360 pages, cl300 / bw / tt300 illustrations, cl / bw / tt photographs. BIC Classification: AGN; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 238 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1814.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780810993280
SKU
V9780810993280
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About Stefano Zuffi
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.
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