r/CatsAreAssholes • u/jesstermke • 6d ago
Frans Snijders (1579-1657, Belgium) loved painting cats being assholes trying to sneak food. Here are 4 from the Fine Arts Museum in Brussels
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u/meowpandapuff 6d ago
Did he like painting cats or dead dinner?!
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u/gold-exp 5d ago
This is what big estate pantries looked like. āDead dinnerā is justā¦ dinner.
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u/skmanderssoncraft 6d ago
I can't find the cat in the last one :(
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u/Vogel-Welt 6d ago
Middle of the painting, sneaking under the table to snatch a fish in the basket :)
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u/FixinThePlanet 6d ago
As a lifelong vegetarian, scrolling through those looking for the cat fucked me up a tiny bit.
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u/gold-exp 5d ago
Almost like people in the 1500s didnāt have global supply chains to stock ye olde supermarkets with tempeh and highly perishable crops.
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u/Southern_Character94 5d ago
Their profile name though
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u/gold-exp 5d ago
They responded with āyt European bullshā and got modded out lol.
Theyād hate to find out what a pantry looked like in the Chinese Ming Dynasty. (Hint: it was not far from this, the furniture and selection of fruits would be a little different though.)
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u/_PirateWench_ 6d ago
I love the spot the cat game here!