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The Tower of Babel is a Diptych!2hcgu8nctzh0efen16eggba2xgt7hpgaThe Tower of Babel is a Diptych!

Posted on 13 Апрель 2013 by Заратустра
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We, Zarathustra the Cat now present the original version of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s famous painting, that appeared to be a diptych. Here is the first part of it, further go details and the second part:jfbwe3en6h2v4hcmy3yt0mhpmzdxu5p3

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Tower of Babel

Питер Брейгель Старший, Вавилонская башня, 1565, диптих, часть 1mgguaujndw84yd7x138k8ayiimy9ehpr

The commonly known version of this painting is the pearl of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen collection in Rotterdam:
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We, Zarathustra the Cat now present the original version of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s famous painting, that appeared to be a diptych. Here is the first part of it, further go details and the second part:

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Tower of Babel

Питер Брейгель Старший, Вавилонская башня, 1565, диптих, часть 1

The commonly known version of this painting is the pearl of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen collection in Rotterdam:
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Escaping Criticismn0c3e6cjrzoy5ueim4ldezvzqy65v708Escaping Criticism

Posted on 2 Апрель 2013 by Заратустра
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We, Zarathustra the Cat, already told you, how dangerous art criticists can be, how they can damage free art development by their snobbish thinking. It was the subject of the painting “Escaping Criticism” by a famous catalan artist Pere Borrell Del Caso:2rw1b2l79l0dxpmyk5harw5f6zh81zot

Pere Borrell Del Caso, Escaping Criticism with the Cat
Pere Borrell Del Caso, Escaping Criticism with the Cat, 1874xck2cx1ogypxqtfkkgpbu232q0kj2u7q

If you have a look at the commomnly known version of this masterpiece in “trompe-l’œil” (optical illusion) genre, that you can find at the Collection of the Bank of Spain, Continue reading →6uifchtghwfng0qmq1njz29lh1w0o2dl

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We, Zarathustra the Cat, already told you, how dangerous art criticists can be, how they can damage free art development by their snobbish thinking. It was the subject of the painting “Escaping Criticism” by a famous catalan artist Pere Borrell Del Caso:

Pere Borrell Del Caso, Escaping Criticism with the Cat
Pere Borrell Del Caso, Escaping Criticism with the Cat, 1874

If you have a look at the commomnly known version of this masterpiece in “trompe-l’œil” (optical illusion) genre, that you can find at the Collection of the Bank of Spain, Continue reading →
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The Tower of Babel Diptych, part 13nt956tybbkxqt116nqf9r852dwvert7The Tower of Babel Diptych, part 1

Posted on 7 Март 2013 by Заратустра
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Dear friends and cat lovers from all over the world, We, Zarathustra the Cat graciousely decided to make humanity happier offline. Diptych by Pieter Bruegel “Tower of Babel” to be seen at Rotterdam Museum Night 9th March. Here goes the first part of it, the rest will arrive after the opening:m8w8y7cqgw2ujth8u6ouuz7vfufpxz09

Everybody who are able to reach Rotterdam will be welcomed at Cats vs Dogs exhibition.npzfmfykmcd0k4obpexivlacf38j5x2j

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Dear friends and cat lovers from all over the world, We, Zarathustra the Cat graciousely decided to make humanity happier offline. Diptych by Pieter Bruegel “Tower of Babel” to be seen at Rotterdam Museum Night 9th March. Here goes the first part of it, the rest will arrive after the opening:

Pieter Bruegel, The Tower of Babel, 1565

Pieter Bruegel, The Tower of Babel, 1565

Everybody who are able to reach Rotterdam will be welcomed at Cats vs Dogs exhibition.
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Venus and the Cat Hunting Birdskrsl8f9xiqziym1nlveh3xzujvq7qf21Venus and the Cat Hunting Birds

Posted on 24 Февраль 2013 by Заратустра
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They say that We, Cats are natural born killers. But don’t forget that humans introduced cats in their society because of cats hunting abilities, and now humans themselves took mission of rats henocide by means of chemical weapon that is much more efficient than noble hunt. And now humans complain on cats! What a hypocrasy!
The genious Lucas Cranach the Elder  wisely depicted this controverse between cats hunting drive and misericordia to all living beings of their humans. 80d6o9pthvkpzbh2dbcnsulq7vptah38Sometimes we should make a sacrifice if we’d like to live together:zm8smbijwq8bx5vxbky9g8v7w2lha1hz

The painting treats the aincient Greek poet Theocritus idyll “Cupid Stealing Honey”. Cupid complains to his mother, Venus, of how Continue reading →qeem6gcg6vkarj1fic3qmhvwvsc7o4q5

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They say that We, Cats are natural born killers. But don’t forget that humans introduced cats in their society because of cats hunting abilities, and now humans themselves took mission of rats henocide by means of chemical weapon that is much more efficient than noble hunt. And now humans complain on cats! What a hypocrasy!
The genious Lucas Cranach the Elder  wisely depicted this controverse between cats hunting drive and misericordia to all living beings of their humans. Sometimes we should make a sacrifice if we’d like to live together:

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Venus with the Cat Hunting Birds
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Venus with the Cat Hunting Birds

The painting treats the aincient Greek poet Theocritus idyll “Cupid Stealing Honey”. Cupid complains to his mother, Venus, of how Continue reading →
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The Cat and the CATaloguewxxipw15wntnaonkg1z30t2d51df2ropThe Cat and the CATalogue

Posted on 18 Январь 2013 by Заратустра
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They say that cats are very egocentric beings and thus they are subject to vanity. The truth is far from it: it is not vanity; it is just right self-esteem. And of course we, cats like when others also estimate us rightly. We, Zarathustra the Cat were pleased to receive a catalogue where Our noble mission to improve famous paintings was appreciated as one of the best creations in the field of art and design in 2012 by “It’s nice that”. tsv7lr99r53fq6yb57ivvlf6zppn3v2mThe famous master of Vanitas Still Life, the Dutch painter Edwaert (or Edward in English manner) Collier created a masterpiece to commemorate this notable event:wbingieag3qokjam87sll9vzec9zno0a

Эверт Кольер, Vanitas: Кот и кОтолог

Edwaert Collier, Vanitas: The Cat and the CATalogue. 166222k2nxmo2afx3lntvz5u1vgf0ygejhvc

One can find the commonly known version of this painting in Rijksmuseum and understand Our wise idea Continue reading →8u4gucc3oz4n44gi0rilhg0cl1nter6c

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They say that cats are very egocentric beings and thus they are subject to vanity. The truth is far from it: it is not vanity; it is just right self-esteem. And of course we, cats like when others also estimate us rightly. We, Zarathustra the Cat were pleased to receive a catalogue where Our noble mission to improve famous paintings was appreciated as one of the best creations in the field of art and design in 2012 by “It’s nice that”. The famous master of Vanitas Still Life, the Dutch painter Edwaert (or Edward in English manner) Collier created a masterpiece to commemorate this notable event:

Эверт Кольер, Vanitas: Кот и кОтолог

Edwaert Collier, Vanitas: The Cat and the CATalogue. 1662

One can find the commonly known version of this painting in Rijksmuseum and understand Our wise idea Continue reading →
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And where is Russian salad?nx3el2fe260mlbwjnp50xg5m0ancn8a1And where is Russian salad?

Posted on 4 Январь 2013 by Заратустра
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Dutch Still Life of the golden XVII century is a  realm of opulence where you seem to find everything you want. It works better if you add a cat to it:4nw39dm8ng9sz7lsp50n5iuuuyy903su

Адриан ван Утрехт, Натюрморт, 1644
Adriaen van Utrecht, Still Life inmpoved by the Cat, 164432uvlu425zyp75gkzezlyhi1h38bo9eh

Look how the Cat’s noble presence ameliorates the colors of the gifts of the Nature because he himself is the best gift of it! Just compare Continue reading →wxlycjz6ylmaumttgf6obsv3d781y74k

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Dutch Still Life of the golden XVII century is a  realm of opulence where you seem to find everything you want. It works better if you add a cat to it:

Адриан ван Утрехт, Натюрморт, 1644
Adriaen van Utrecht, Still Life inmpoved by the Cat, 1644

Look how the Cat’s noble presence ameliorates the colors of the gifts of the Nature because he himself is the best gift of it! Just compare Continue reading →
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The Cat Chef Recommendscsleouo87az3stvua543lsxabr6s0592The Cat Chef Recommends

Posted on 2 Январь 2013 by Заратустра
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For the first breakfast in the New Year the Cat chef recommends a crab! With this wise advice We, Zarathustra the Cat begin a new column dedicated to the Arrrt of Still Life and to the Arrrt of cooking, as French people call them in a very cat’s manner, la naturrre morrrt et les gourrrmiaoundises:eiy9p2351duzyzk1b95yv0xxm4qj7a4c

Виллем Клас Хеда, Завтрак с крабом. Котэ и крабэ. 1648

Willem Claesz Heda, Cat’s Breakfast with a Crab. 1648cgeiijlgieiwofebkz4u5g2lqqhjuwox

Who can imagine the art of still life without Dutch old masters? How can this kind of art exist without their discreet charming bourgeois breakfasts? Continue reading →6a5l9qyku07hswqjjisx19f54dhs4ve1

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For the first breakfast in the New Year the Cat chef recommends a crab! With this wise advice We, Zarathustra the Cat begin a new column dedicated to the Arrrt of Still Life and to the Arrrt of cooking, as French people call them in a very cat’s manner, la naturrre morrrt et les gourrrmiaoundises:

Виллем Клас Хеда, Завтрак с крабом. Котэ и крабэ. 1648

Willem Claesz Heda, Cat’s Breakfast with a Crab. 1648

Who can imagine the art of still life without Dutch old masters? How can this kind of art exist without their discreet charming bourgeois breakfasts? Continue reading →
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Happy New Year for the Merry Family!1z6h90gjp34rbuxzeh86fhw8rfu45ldwHappy New Year for the Merry Family!

Posted on 31 Декабрь 2012 by Заратустра
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We, Zarathustra the Cat, kindly wish to all famillies to have such a great 2013 New Year party as the merry family had at the masterpiece of Jan Steen in 1668:mmnktswjnsj9avkxpfmo8uay76vrhf1u

Jan Steen, The Merry Family

Jan Steen, The Merry Family, 1668xcje3is73zah87cdxs5w3rkl5mbcwl1k

As it is 2013 already the party should be much more meryy. And remember: the source of happiness in every house is a cat in it!
Thus speaks Zarathustra the Catl071th1nur1ckl39bfurjy0mcjg4v167

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We, Zarathustra the Cat, kindly wish to all famillies to have such a great 2013 New Year party as the merry family had at the masterpiece of Jan Steen in 1668:

Jan Steen, The Merry Family

Jan Steen, The Merry Family, 1668

As it is 2013 already the party should be much more meryy. And remember: the source of happiness in every house is a cat in it!
Thus speaks Zarathustra the Cat
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Why We are so merry…

Posted on 23 Декабрь 2012 by Заратустра
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Because of the success of the currency exchange action for cats sake led by Us, Zarathustra the Cat and Our beloved brother Hank the Cat who run for Senate! Today We brought 953 dollars collected in this action to Rzevka animal shelter in St.Petersburg, Russia! Now comes time of entertainment and play:26re14do4x6cchbru9lpgc36qmyco6vh

Rosso Fiorentino, Musical Angel-Cat

Rosso Fiorentino, Musical Angel-Cat wishes you merry Christmas!3c44n9yvjodq92mwnbn3gpug1ndxm9bf

While We are playing music, little kittens at Rzevka shelter play with Our 2 cats dollar bills:7d921ildq41z3yh7qbxv7wbsgbfrp4am

kittens at Rzevka shelter

kittens at Rzevka shelter, they have everything exept their parents!adeiw9qwf26qwuujbsq4f293vzilay9a

Thank you, Our beloved brother Hank for your hard and persistent work and care for the other cats!
Thank you so much everybody who bought Hank’s 2 dollars bills and helped to these little creatures as well as other cats in the shelter! They need and appreciate your help so much! We shall tell you for what your money were used, and you will see how your help is important.
And feel free to use Musical Angel Cat as your Christmas card!
Thus speaks Zarathustra the Cat.g5yw36fsirdzxv67g2lcd5b0gj6zm72s

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Because of the success of the currency exchange action for cats sake led by Us, Zarathustra the Cat and Our beloved brother Hank the Cat who run for Senate! Today We brought 953 dollars collected in this action to Rzevka animal shelter in St.Petersburg, Russia! Now comes time of entertainment and play:

Rosso Fiorentino, Musical Angel-Cat

Rosso Fiorentino, Musical Angel-Cat wishes you merry Christmas!

While We are playing music, little kittens at Rzevka shelter play with Our 2 cats dollar bills:

kittens at Rzevka shelter

kittens at Rzevka shelter, they have everything exept their parents!

Thank you, Our beloved brother Hank for your hard and persistent work and care for the other cats!
Thank you so much everybody who bought Hank’s 2 dollars bills and helped to these little creatures as well as other cats in the shelter! They need and appreciate your help so much! We shall tell you for what your money were used, and you will see how your help is important.
And feel free to use Musical Angel Cat as your Christmas card!
Thus speaks Zarathustra the Cat.
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Happy End of the World Day!2kfjxl4aq2a85wl45ix31x54uey7nz3fHappy End of the World Day!

Posted on 20 Декабрь 2012 by Заратустра
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…for all of you, and as to Us, the Cats, We shall feel Ourselves in compete comfort even in the conditions of the tsunami. So We, Cats shall take care about you, humans, don’t worry:2zlg8jecqmauzx5jljvotw4p1pqsihlb

Katsushika Hokusai, Great Wave off Kanagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, Great Wave off Catnagawa, or Happy End of the World Day (oceanic version)lnyocog1nwz8xih7wlw2tawhu94wy2ja

How the end of the world in general and in particular the tsunami is uncomfortable without Us, the Cats, Continue reading →k2wynngu5e5n5ftgnuezmr1ozdexlpmv

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…for all of you, and as to Us, the Cats, We shall feel Ourselves in compete comfort even in the conditions of the tsunami. So We, Cats shall take care about you, humans, don’t worry:

Katsushika Hokusai, Great Wave off Kanagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, Great Wave off Catnagawa, or Happy End of the World Day (oceanic version)

How the end of the world in general and in particular the tsunami is uncomfortable without Us, the Cats, Continue reading →
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