Aelwaer’s Cat is a fictional cat associated with or ‘owned’ by Saint Aelwaer who was a demonic anti-saint and mother of all vices. She was a ‘Virgin Mary in reverse’. She is portrayed in a Dutch woodcut of 1550. It … please continue reading
This painting, La Toilette by François Boucher (1703–1770), has a cat in it – of course! The appearance of the cat is interesting to me. But first a bit about the painting. Boucher La Toilette François Boucher was French (born … please continue reading
We can thank a teaching and research assistant at the University of Sarajevo, Emir O. Filipović, for this photo of what must be domestic cat paw prints made in ink across a 15th century manuscript from Croatia. They are around … please continue reading
This is a comment from the Flickr website by the photographer who took the photograph above of the gravestone of “The Church Cat” at St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol, UK: “I’d looked for it a few times and then given … please continue reading
A 16th century artillery master who worked for German princes and fought against the armies of the Ottoman Empire, Franz Helm, advised readers of a Heidelberg University manuscript who wanted to capture an enemy’s castle to “obtain a cat from … please continue reading
The black and white cat has been around for ever. These pictures show us almost identical looking cats from 1603 and 2008. A time span of 405 years. That is about the entire time the domestic cat has been in … please continue reading
Here are some cat history pictures. Please click on them to see large versions. Thanks. A mixed bag of pictures showing the cat, wild or domestic, in a historical context. They were gathered together from various sources on the internet. … please continue reading
photo copyright Helmi Flick photo: Conspiracy of Happiness Cat History – The height of modern, sophisticated cat breeding on the left – Miss Kate, a Maine Coon cat champion and on the right the skull of a Saber Tooth tiger, … please continue reading
