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Fat cat Zarathustra in classical paintings

Fat cat Zarathustra in classical paintings. Secret of Mona Lisa's smile is now disclosed. Svetlana Petrova - Fat-cat-art

Secret of Mona Lisa’s smile is now disclosed. Fat cat Zarathustra in classical paintings. Fat-cat-art by Svetlana Petrova

Fat cat Zarathustra in classical paintings
Russian website Fatcatart.ru (Great Artists’ Mews) features the paintings of Botticelli, Rubens and other great masters in an unusual way. Noteworthy, it is a very fat cat named Zarathustra, who gives a new life to these paintings. Svetlana Petrova, artist from St. Petersburg, inserts images of Zarathustra, her cat, into the paintings by Rembrandt, Velazquez and Titian. Known in her hometown as the founder of festival of street art and animation art “Multi-vision”, Svetlana Petrova is a very creative person. “My friends call my art crazy” – she said about the first reaction. Meanwhile, Zarathustra is not a fictional character. He lived for many years with Svetlana’s mother. And when she died, Svetlana took the animal to her.

The Kitchen Maid by Johannes Vermeer + Fat cat Zarathustra

Johannes Vermeer’s The Kitchen Maid. Fat cat Zarathustra in classical paintings

The painting above – The Kitchen Maid by Johannes Vermeer. If you make a comparison of this original version of Vermeer’s masterpiece and the version exposed at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, you will see that the first one makes more sense. The kind woman is sad without a cat, as she has nobody to care about, nobody to serve this fresh milk. Not fair

Fat cat Zarathustra in classical paintings

The Kitchen Maid by Johannes Vermeer + Fat cat Zarathustra

Johannes Vermeer’s kitchen maid + Fat cat Zarathustra

Liberty Leading the People, painting by Eugene Delacroix commemorating the French July Revolution of 1830

Liberty Leading the People, painting by Eugene Delacroix commemorating the French July Revolution of 1830

Pussy Riot, or Liberty Leading the People. Traditionally, in the end of winter, cats, willing to relieve their animal desires, sing, dance and fight searching love

Pussy Riot, or Liberty Leading the People. Traditionally, in the end of winter, cats, willing to relieve their animal desires, sing, dance and fight searching love

Danae the cat, on painting by Rembrandt

Danae the cat, on painting by Rembrandt

‘Morning in a Pine Forest’ – painting by Russian artist Ivan Shishkin

‘Morning in a Pine Forest’ – painting by Russian artist Ivan Shishkin

‘The Caress’, painting by Belgian symbolist painter Fernand Khnopff

‘The Caress’, painting by Belgian symbolist painter Fernand Khnopff

Famous painting by Russian artist Ivan Shishkin ‘Morning in a Pine Forest’

Famous painting by Russian artist Ivan Shishkin ‘Morning in a Pine Forest’

‘The Birth of Venus’, painting by Sandro Botticelli

‘The Birth of Venus’, painting by Sandro Botticelli

One of the highest aesthetic creations of the Florentine painter, as well as a universal ideal of female beauty, ‘The Birth of Venus’, painting by Sandro Botticelli

One of the highest aesthetic creations of the Florentine painter, as well as a universal ideal of female beauty, ‘The Birth of Venus’, painting by Sandro Botticelli

‘Knight On Horse’, by Spanish artist Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez

‘Knight On Horse’, by Spanish artist Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez

Diego Velazquez “Knight On Horse”

Diego Velazquez “Knight On Horse”

Only Cat deserves to be an Emperor of the Universe

Only Cat deserves to be an Emperor of the Universe

Cats rule the world. Fat cat Zarathustra

Cats rule the world

Cats adore nice old ladies

By the way, Cats adore nice old ladies

There’s much to improve in human life, that’s what Fat cat Zarathustra is thinking about

there’s much to improve in human life, that’s what the cat is thinking about

For a charity action

For a charity action

A charity action

A charity action

All the money received by this exchange went to the animal shelter Rzevka in St.Petersburg, Russia. The new 2 cats bill features Zarathustra the Cat and Hank the Cat

All the money received by this exchange went to the animal shelter Rzevka in St.Petersburg, Russia. The new 2 cats bill features Zarathustra the Cat and Hank the Cat

great art to great cats, and big money of course

great art to great cats, and big money of course

How cat can improve the achitecture of a modern megapolis in it’s historical center, as an example st.Petersburg in Russia

How cat can improve the architecture of a modern megapolis in it’s historical center, as an example st.Petersburg in Russia

at the lifted part of the Palace Bridge in st.Petersburg, Russia

at the lifted part of the Palace Bridge in st.Petersburg, Russia

In a postage stamp, issued in USA in 1934

In a postage stamp, issued in USA in 1934

Somewhere in a church Fat cat Zarathustra in art

Somewhere in a church

Inspirated with classics, Fat cat Zarathustra in art

Inspirated with classics