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Curiosity did not kill the cat: World art with a new hero

Mad and funny adventures of a fat cat, who appears in famous paintings.
By Ksenia Isaeva, RBTH
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A funny and viral project has been made by Svetlana Petrova from Russia. Her beloved red cat Zarathustra is now a world famous star. In the project FatCatArt.com he appears in the paintings of past centuries: from ancient Egyptian art to modern works. He is Danae lying in Rembrandt’s painting; he purrs in arms of Mona Lisa, steals food from still lifes, and flies in Chagall’s “Above the city”. It is all about his mad and funny adventures. / Nebamun fowling in the marshes, Tomb-chapel of Nebamun.
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The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci.
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Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino, Piero della Francesca.
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Venus with a Mirror, Tiziano Vecellio.
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The milkmaid, Johan Vermeer.
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The three graces, Paul Rubens.
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The Stolen Kiss by Jean Fragonard.
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Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze.
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A Rider, Karl Bryullov.
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The Kiss (Lovers) by Gustav Klimt.
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Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean-Léon Gérôme.
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A Cat Dressed as a Woman Tapping the Head of an Octopus by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
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Nighthawks by Edward Hopper.
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If you’re visiting St. Petersburg, don’t miss the chance to see these works with your own eyes. This week, on 14th November, an exhibition with Zarathustra-inspired paintings opened in St. Petersburg’s Benoit Garden. It will be on display till 18th December. / Above the city by Marc Chagall.
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November 21, 2015
Tags: Art, animals, painting, culture_multimedia

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