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

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.

The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci.

Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino, Piero della Francesca.

Venus with a Mirror, Tiziano Vecellio.

The milkmaid, Johan Vermeer.

The three graces, Paul Rubens.

The Stolen Kiss by Jean Fragonard.

Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze.

A Rider, Karl Bryullov.

The Kiss (Lovers) by Gustav Klimt.

Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean-Léon Gérôme.

A Cat Dressed as a Woman Tapping the Head of an Octopus by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

Nighthawks by Edward Hopper.

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.