21 May 2011

It's Caturday!

Last week, the Dreamstress made a very apt observation:

"How come 18th century artists painted such cute dogs and such munted looking cats?"

Say what?

4 comments:

  1. That's not a cat, it's an alien!!!!!

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  2. That cat is a little creepy i must say...

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  3. Har du sett bilden av damen, iklädd Svenska nationella allmänna dräkten, som håller i en kisse? Den finns i Eva Bergmans bok om Nationella dräkten, tyvärr minns jag inte om den katten var söt eller ej.

    Men hon här: http://www.oilpainting-frame.com/picture/image-43254.htm håller i alla fall en ganska gullig (groda) katt.

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  4. Hah! That may be the creepiest 18th century cat ever! You know what would totally make me die of happiness? If they did a Dr Who episode where he visited the 18th century and all the cats turned out to be aliens. It would totally explain this image.

    Question: What would the cat aliens in 18th century portraits have wanted on earth?

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