Pre-Raphaelite Cats

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Susan Herbert s feline versions of famous paintings have found an appreciative audience among both cat and art lovers Here, she brings her charming illustrations of cats to the subject of Pre Raphaelite painting.Well known works by such artists as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown, Edward Burne Jones, and William Holman Hunt can be viewed in a new and entrancing way when their protagonists are endearing cats The Beggar Maid takes on a particularly touching relationship with King Cophetua, while Medea gives new meaning to the word enchantress as she prepares the ingredients for a spell Were ever two creatures so frightened and so abandoned as the poor cat princes wickedly imprisoned in the tower or two lovers as sad and stoical as the young officer cat and his fianc e on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo With black and white reproductions of the original paintings that inspired these illustrations, the book offers irresistibly delightful comparisons to a great period in art history. Best Download [ Pre-Raphaelite Cats ] By [ Susan Herbert ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Super cute.My PhD topic and my fav petsWhat elseLove cats Like art I ve got the book for you Susan Herbert s Pre Raphaelite Cats is quite cute and charming Inspired by the Pre Raphaelites, she has recreated thirty pieces of art so that they now star cats On the cover, is her The Awakening Conscience Short descriptions of each piece of artwork is included Interested in seeing the originals Don t mind squinting You ll love the tiny black and white reproductions of the originals It would be hard to fit pictures of all thirty paintin Love cats Like art I ve got the book for you Susan Herbert s Pre Raphaelite Cats is quite cute and ch...Susan Herbert is an artist who specializes in cats She has done at least two other books like this that I know of Shakespeare Cats and Movie Cats She has taken well known Pre Raphaelite works of art Flora by Evelyn de Morgan, Home from Sea by Arthur Hughes, Ophelia by John William Waterhouse, etc and recast them with cats It is not as silly as it sounds The paintings are lovely and well done I enjoyed looking at Herbert s versions and comparing them to the originals A fun Susan Herbert is an artist who specializes in cats She has done at least two other books like this that I know of Shakespeare Cats and Movie Cats She ...Delightfully hilarious, both for fans of Pre Raphaelite art and those who just love pictures of cats The fan of both, however, will get a special kick out of this book The detail to which the artist went is entertaining.r...Pre Raphaelite Cats is a cute little book which I purchased after going to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and seeing the actual pre raphaelite art exhibit Susan Herbert takes many of the pictures and puts cats in the pi...Do you have a friend that loves cats or that watches all those cat videos on youtube If so then this is for them It is an easy read,pictures than anything The inspirations are based upon real paintings and the cat artwork is fa...I got this book on my honeymoon last year in DC when visiting the Smithsonian There was a fantastic exhibit on Pre Raphaelites and this was just the best souvenir Highly recommended to cat loving art historians.Great book for anyone that loves cats or art I received the book for free through Goodreads First ReadsI like that the original paintings were included in the back of the book, to compare these catified ones with, as I was familiar with some but not all the originals.

Pre-Raphaelite Cats
  • English
  • 21 January 2018
  • Paperback
  • 64 pages
  • 0500291381
  • Susan Herbert
  • Pre-Raphaelite Cats