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Louvre

Apr

The Saviors of the World

The events of the last two months led Us, Zarathustra the Cat, to the significant discovery in the history of art: the true look and the true meaning of the enigmatic “Salvator Mundi” by Leonardo da Vinci. We dedicate Our work to the real saviors of the world today,...

Jan

Giotto, Louvre

Preaching to the birds

We, Zarathustra the Cat, occasionally got a tonsure by the will of gods, or, to be precise, by the will of the vet who performed a little surgery on Our noble head. We decided to use our new hairstyle for the sake of art and to pose to genius Giotto for his famous painting,...

May

Alexandros of Antioch, Louvre, sculpture

Venus de Milo, but with hands and a cat!

Did you ever notice that there are too many mysteries around Venus de Milo, the famous Ancient Greek statue by Alexandros of Antioch? Even some parts of it weirdly disappeared after its discovery at 1820! Having in mind conservative thinking of 19th-century art critics, you can...

Apr

Hieronymus Bosch, Louvre

The Ship of April Fools

Today We reveal the true version of of the masterpiece by Hieronymus Bosch We were so kind to pose for the sail of the ship: a LOLcat is the best engine for laughter Humans around are not, hmm, very intelligent: one fool tries to grab a chicken attached to the pole of the ship...

Feb

Andrea Mantegna, Louvre

Gentlemen prefer cats

Did you ever meet crazy cat guys? Renaissance genius Andrea Mantegna met a company of them and depicted it in his famous painting “Parnassus” The mount Parnassus was rather a popular location for Renaissance paintings. Andrea Mantegna also decided to present his...

Mar

Philippe de Champaigne, Louvre

A Ginger Cat and a Red Hat

Do you know that Cardinal Richelieu was a devoted cat-lover? In 1642 he had fourteen felines! They were the only true affection of this pragmatic politician, that is why so much is known about his cats, not only their names. There was Richelieu’ favourite Soumise (mea...

May

Eugene Delacroix, Louvre

Pussy Riot

Do you know what it is pussy riot? At the end of wintertime those of us cats, who are not relieved of their animal desires, they sing, dance and fight searching love and understanding in the very unusual and inappropriate places: Males are playing main roles in cats’...

Feb

Jaques-Lois David, Louvre, Ingres

Two pusses with two odalisques

We graciousely found a couple of charming ladies in the Palace of Louvre and kindly sitted with them for the great French artists:

Jan

Leonardo da Vinci, Louvre

The secret of Mona Lisa’s smile revealed!

Mona Lisa’s smile is a mystery no more. She smiled because We were there. Let you have on your knees 10 kilos of the immeasurable grandeur and have no smile. Afterward, Leonardo reluctantly painted out Our image. He was afraid of the reaction of the art critics and...