Woman with a Cat

portrait

This casual small picture of a woman holding a cat shows the Renaissance fondness for exotic pets; women were also depicted with squirrels and rabbits close to hand.

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About the Artist

Bacchiacca

1494 – 1557

Florentine painter, original name Francesco Ubertini. He was probably a pupil of Perugino but with an eclectic style most heavily influenced by Andrea del Sarto. He painted religious subjects and decorative panels for walls and furniture, and designed tapestries.

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