Genre
Cats
The cat slips into painting on its own terms, watchful at the edge of an interior or curled on a lap. East Asian painters prized it for its poise, and by the nineteenth century the domestic cat had become a subject of its own, drawn for the independent character the dog never quite has.
Key artists
Works
The Chess Players
The Ark
Emma Homan
The Lacemaker
Molly Wales Fobes
The Dissolute Household
An Allegory
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri
Don Manuel Osorio de Zuniga
The Golden Age
Woman with Cat
Mrs. Edward Loyd (C. Louisa Foster)
Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of His Fellow Prisoners
Just Moved
The Silver Tureen
A Kitchen
The Alling Children
Untitled
The Tame Magpie
Portrait of a Young Man; (reverse) Girl Making a Garland
Two children teasing a cat
Martha Bartlett with Kitten
In a Roman Osteria
The Prison of Copenhagen
The Laundress
Große Landschaft mit Tieren
清 虛谷 蝶貓圖 軸|Cat and Butterfly
Untitled
A Cat Stealing Fish
猫に蜘蛛図|Cat Watching a Spider
The Proposal
Untitled
Las Hilanderas
Kitchen Interior with a Girl Reading
Old Woman Saying Grace, Known as ‘The Prayer without End’
The Reprimand
The Third Princess with her Cat, from the "New Herbs I" (Wakana I) chapter The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari}
Reverie
The Third Princess and a Cat, from the "New Herbs I" (Wakana I) chapter The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari}
Untitled
Leda and the Swan
Study for the painting "Noah i arken"
Cat with Kittens
Untitled
Untitled
清 佚名 明宣宗(僞款) 唐苑嬉春圖 卷|Spring Play in a Tang Garden
In Mischief
Girl with a Kitten
A Boy with a Cat—Morning
A Cherry Vendor at the Door
Saint Joseph’s Dream
Fish Market
Animals in a Stable
A Sleeping Saleswoman
明 佚名 貍奴芭蕉圖 冊頁|Frolicking Kittens under a Banana Tree
Tomcat's Turf
猫図|Cat Seen from Behind
Still Life with Huntsman
Still Life with a Dead Stag
Peasant Woman with a Cat
The Garden of Eden
Two boys with a mouse trap and a cat at a window
Portrait of a Young Girl Holding a Cat
Old Woman Eating Porridge
Peasants Teaching a Cat and Dog to Dance
Madonna of the Cat
Katten i atelieret
Untitled
Boors Drinking in a Barn
Immodest
Felina with a Kitten
The Garden Walk
Belling the cat
Untitled
Alleen in het atelier
Portrait of Cleophea Krieg von Bellikon
The Lace-Maker
Delicious Milk
The Awakening Conscience
Cat on a Ledge
Dick Aber Daron old Welsh poet
Flower piece with cat and mousetrap
Cat Playing with Two Dogs
An Old Woman with Cat
The Merry Family with Cats
Invasion
Concert of cats
Witness my Act and Deed
Mrs. Mary Carol
Mrs. Mary Carol
Frequently asked questions
What is Cats?
Cats is a motif in painting. The cat slips into painting on its own terms, watchful at the edge of an interior or curled on a lap.
How many Cats works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 90 public-domain Cats works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Cats artists?
Key Cats artists in the collection include Thomas Eakins, Lodewijk Tieling and John Bradley.