Cornelis VisscherDutch, 1628–1658The Large Cat
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
About the work
Cornelis Visscher’s engraving is one of the softest, most tactile renditions of a cat ever printed. The breathless mouse sneaking by the corner grate seems barely present in contrast, so light and ghostly is its fur. In a culture where cats were domestic staples (as dispatchers of vermin) rather than treasured pets, Visscher created a particularly memorable portrait.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1923.994
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- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
