Inspirations

Cats Stealing Food In Renaissance Still Life Paintings

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Alexandre-François Desportes, 1705

Are you looking for a new hobby? Maybe you should join us in looking for cats who are stealing food in still life paintings (one of our favorite sub-genres of art). It’s so wonderfully disrespectful! So here’s a gallery celebrating the need for snacks triumphing over art. The name of the painting, name of the artist, and year are all listed under the paintings.

h/t: sadnaduseless

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Sebastiano Lazzari, 1760

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Abraham van Beijeren, 17th century

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Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin, 1728

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Alexander Adriaenssen, 1631

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Sebastian Stoskopff, 1650

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Frans Snyders, 17th century

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Alexandre-François Desportes, 18th century

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Alexandre-François Desportes, 18th century

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Jean Siméon Chardin, 1728

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Chardin, 1728

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Alexandre-François Desportes, 1724

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Pieter Claesz, 1656

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Alexandre-François Desportes, 18th century

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Giovanni Rivalta, 18th century