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James Lucas@JamesLucasIT · Aug 8, 2024

Thread of cats stealing food in paintings 🧵 1. Still Life with cat by Desportes, 1705

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A curated thread showcasing 20+ paintings from the 17th-19th centuries depicting cats stealing food from still life compositions, featuring works by masters like Desportes, Chardin, and other European artists. The thread celebrates the timeless artistic theme of mischievous felines snatching fish, sausages, and other delicacies in kitchen and dining scenes.

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    Thread of cats stealing food in paintings 🧵 1. Still Life with cat by Desportes, 1705

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    2. Still Life of the remnants of a meal with a lunging cat, Alexandre-François Desportes, 18th century

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    3. Fish still life with two cats by Martin Ferdinand Quadal, 1781 This little devil said: “Okay, I will stay here and be the lookout."

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    4. Still life with a cat and a mackerel on a table top by Giovanni Rivalta, 18th century

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    5. The Collared Thief by William James Webbe, 1860

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    6. Cat stealing a string of sausages by Abraham van Beyeren, 17th century

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    7. Still life with a cat by Sebastiano Lazzari, 1760

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    8. Kitchen still life with fish and cat by Sebastian Stoskopff, ca 1650

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    9. An oyster supper by Horatio Henry Couldery, 1882

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    10. Still Life with an ebony chest by Frans Snyders, 17th century Can you spot the thief?

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    11. Still life with a cat by Alexandre-Francois Desportes, 1724

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    12. A Cat Attacking Dead Game by Alexandre-François Desportes, 18th century

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    13. Still life of fresh-water fish with a cat by Pieter Claesz, 1656

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    14. Still life with fruits and ham with a cat and a parrot by Alexandre-Francois Desportes, 18th century

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    15. A cat holding a fish in its mouth by Sebastiano Lazzari, 18th

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    16. Still life with a cat and a hare by Desportes, 18th century

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    17. Still life with cat and rayfish by Jean-Siméon Chardin, 1728

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    18. A cat with dead game by Alexandre-Francois Desportes, 1711

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    19. Still life with cat and fish by Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin, 1728

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    20. It's no use crying over spilt milk by Frank Paton, 1880

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    I think all cats are wild. They only act tame if there's a saucer of milk in it for them. (Douglas Adams) August 8 is #InternationalCatDay! If you enjoyed this thread, please share the first post, so that others can see it as well, and follow me for more content: @JamesLucasIT

    James Lucas@JamesLucasIT · Aug 8, 2024

    Thread of cats stealing food in paintings 🧵 1. Still Life with cat by Desportes, 1705