100 Cats in Art Feline Masterpieces from the Ancient World to the Modern Era

Discover 100 Purrfect Works of Art from throughout History—According to Cats

Cats are sly, mischievous, cheeky, and rebellious; they are hunters, clowns, and adorable sleepyheads. From Ancient Roman mosaics and Japanese woodblock prints to medieval miniatures and Impressionist oil paintings, this collection presents more than one hundred of the most bewitching cats in the history of art, paired with aphorisms and quotes from famous writers, poets, philosophers, and artists. Marvel at the works of Peter Paul Rubens, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Cecila Beaux alongside the words of Colette, Paul Gauguin, and Ernest Hemingway, all of whom found muses in their feline friends.

Gloria Fossi is a medieval and early modern art historian who is particularly interested in the relationships between the figurative arts and literature. Since the 1980s, in addition to her work as a scholar and editor, she has lectured and authored educational texts, guides, and catalogs, including numerous publications on the Uffizi, art in Florence, and Italian art in general. Fossi also contributes to the Italian art magazine Art e Dossier, where she writes a review column.