For the first time, 75 works, from ancient Egypt to the present day, are gathered around the cat! Big cats, small cats, cuddly cats or playful cats, tiger cats or kittens, all of them gathered in the decor of a fantasized 18th century private mansion.
Come, let yourself be seduced by the felines and discover:
- Cats hidden in all the tables, it’s up to you to find them!
- Moments of tenderness immortalized by the artists
- Cats that infiltrate domestic or religious scenes
- The fabulous felines, magical and magical!
UMA traces the history of the cat and its symbols: if religious painting relates it to Satan, it was revered as a benevolent and maternal deity, Bastet, in ancient Egypt. Presence
accustomed to artists’ studios, it represents the freedom and independence of the painter. But he is also a sensual and sulfurous symbol, often hidden in the portraits of young girls or women, even in the famous “Olympia” of Manet of which he embodies all the voluptuousness.
Object of adoration or superstition? Predator to fear or companion to cuddle? Black cat, angora cat, shabby or luxurious, the feline has a personality as complex as the illustrious palettes who represented them.
