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Prado Museum
26
Jan
,

Las Meowninas, or Fashon victim

Today We would like you to tell the story which happened once at the court of King Philip IV of Spain in 1656. The genius painter Diego Velazquez prepared a huge easel, his palette, and brushes to create Our portrait to please the king and his wife, Mariana of Austria (to be seen...
19
Mar
,

The Burden of an Internet Kitty Fame

Today We present the true version of the central panel of The Haywain triptych by the great Hieronymus Bosch, which appeared to have been “The Catwain”. Five centuries ago, the genius master predicted the destiny of a kitty celebrity in the modern world. The Cat in this painting...
20
Feb
,

I swear by my cat!

Why do people say a “crazy cat lady?” and never say a “crazy cat gentleman”?Men like cats no less than women do, as we know by Our website visitor statistics and by Our previous research.  The genius El Greco painted one of these devoted male cat lovers, hugging his cat...
21
Apr
,

Playing with your Cat

We proudly present a recently found true version of the world-famous cartoon by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The picture was created as part of the series for the tapestries in king Carlos IV’s office at El Escorial; it was a kind of sketch commissioned by the...
29
Mar
, ,

The organ of Venus

Here We are, at the exhibition of Prado Museum at the Hermitage, laying back between the organist’s gaze contemplating our right lower nipple and the Cupid’s whisper:
07
Mar
, ,

Gracias, Juan Carlos!

On these days We graciously took part in the opening of the Prado Museum exhibition in the Hermitage. Unfortunately not every masterpiece presenting Our image arrived at the snowy St.Petersburg, for example, this one: The story of its creation is very dramatic: Peter Paul adored...
19
Feb
,

Prado Pride

The Prado Museum visited the Hermitage with the stunning exhibition. To celebrate this event We kindly gave Our back to Philip IV of Spain: From this moment on, no monarch should have opted for horseback – catback is the way to go and rule! Thus speaks Zarathustra the Cat...
19
Feb
,

About Beauty

The true face of Heleen of Troy is revealed! That is the reason why she won the first ever beaty contest in the history of mankind:



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