What makes a painting better? Including a pug or monkey.
Art historians and scholars would say animals in paintings dating back to the Renaissance hold symbolic significance. I say the artist knew it was the only way to get young people to look at their paintings in galleries generations later.
On Fridays we feature work by current artists, many of whom have their work available on etsy.
If you appreciate a good monkey on a leash, pug on a boat or creepy staring dog -- this blog's for you.
These are animals. In art.
“Maybe if I hide under here they won’t make me into a coat.”
MIERIS, Frans van, the Elder
(b. 1635, Leiden, d. 1681, Leiden)
The Cloth Shop
1660
Oil on panel, 55 x 43 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
“Isn’t it supposed to be my job to feed my kittens?”
Sydney Potter
“A Helping Hand”
Lithian Ricci
“In viaggio con Maĉak”
2006
Lithian Ricci
“Issy e Billy”
2003
Lithian Ricci
“Volando, guardando e pensando”
2007
Lithian Ricci
“Lollo in volo”
2001
Rusty gave up hope that he would ever get a slice of that orange.
Quiringh Gerritsz. van Brekelenkam
Interior with a Woman Holding an Orange
1653
Sparky just knew someone had bacon in the next room.
Portrait de Miss Power, plus tard Mrs SheaAuteur : John Russell (1745-1806)1789
(via 18thcenturylove)
“Cowgill”
Joe Havasy
