Post your favorite art depicting animals
>>5054058
René Magritte did a couple of slightly lesser celebrated paintings of his dog.
>>5054086
>>5054088>>5054086As a surrealist, he's better known and celebrated for his weirder works which often featured animal shapes if not the animals themselves.
>>5054079SCP cat
>>5054128https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igSHbtv52G4
>>5054089>>5054088>>5054086inb4 Dream of the Fisherman's Wife
>>5054142PROOOOOOOOH :-D
can't find a higher resolution version of it anymore and it's making me mad but I like koi a lot
>>5054058What is Japan's history with cats like?
I've an entire folder but most of it is NSFW...
>>5054214From wikipedia:>As early as the Heian period in Japan (794–1185), cats were highly valued and considered rare treasures, often exchanged among the upper class as luxury items akin to precious jewels. Ownership of cats was primarily restricted to the emperor and the nobility, with records indicating that some aristocrats even bestowed court ranks upon them. In 889 Emperor Uda documented in his diary Kanpyō Gyoki the gift of a kitten he had received. He described the cat's deep ink-colored fur and meticulously noted its behaviors, such as its tendency to curl into a circle when resting and its hunting practices.The emperor was so captivated by the kitten that he compared its cries to those of a black dragon, reflecting the deep affection and admiration he had for his pet. These writings provide insight into the esteem in which cats were held during this era.
