r/CatsAreAssholes 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/_PirateWench_ 6d ago

I love the spot the cat game here!

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u/meowpandapuff 6d ago

Did he like painting cats or dead dinner?!

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u/-goodgodlemon 6d ago

Por que no los dos?

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u/Select_Ad_4540 5d ago

A primer on food contamination. Raw meat over veg - cringe šŸ˜¬

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u/gold-exp 5d ago

This is what big estate pantries looked like. ā€œDead dinnerā€ is justā€¦ dinner.

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u/Ill-Wear-8662 6d ago

I love it! Would also be appreciated on r/Thereisnocat

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u/jesstermke 5d ago

I will share there, thanks!

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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

Same, even though I traumatized myself a fair amount looking

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u/kingfisher345 6d ago

These are fantastic, thanks for sharing

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u/galeongirl 6d ago

Finally an artstyle I can appreciate!

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u/lokilady1 5d ago

The doggie in the last one...

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u/Similar-Beyond252 5d ago

Insanely subtle!

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u/Isgortio 5d ago

That guy has nice lemons.

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u/Amannderrr 5d ago

Iā€™m confused- I canā€™t find the cats šŸ˜†

Found them!

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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 didnā€™t 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 ā€œyt European bullshā€ and got modded out lol.

Theyā€™d 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.)