Paintings of Animals

A LOOK AT

The appearance of animals in paintings has long been associated with heavy symbolism surrounding very human themes. Animals have been the subject of many famous paintings just as much as humans have taken up the center stage as models. Aside from serving as symbols, animals also feature in artwork intended for environmental awareness and the impact of humans on animals.

ANIMALS IN PAINTING

FAMOUS PAINTINGS OF ANIMALS

The Entry of the Animals into Noah’s Ark (1613) Jan Brueghel the Elder

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The Floating Feather (c. 1680) Melchior d’Hondecoeter

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Napoleon Crossing the Alps (1801 – 1805) Jacques-Louis David

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The Monarch of the Glen (1851) Edwin Landseer

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Tiger in a Tropical Storm (1891) Henri Rousseau

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A Friend in Need (1903) Cassius Marcellus Coolidge

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Spahi Attacked by a Lion (1919) Georges-Charles Dufresne

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Cat and Bird (1928) Paul Klee

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Head of a Dog (1930) Edvard Munch

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