Predators and Prey

[Simo]

*announces an exhibition of Guinea pigs in Art, at The Skunk Hollow Museum of Art, and offers @BreyoGP free tickets*

Works to include:

STILL LIFE OF GRAPES AND OTHER FRUIT WITH TWO GUINEA PIGS BESIDE A ROCKY LEDGE
Attributed to Bartolomeo Bimbi
SETTIGNANO, FLORENCE 1648 - 1730 FLORENCE

...though wouldn't the Guinea Pigs have to stay very, very still, for it to be a still life???

 

[Simo]

And...it seems Guinea Pigs were a very popular subject, in art of this era:

Jakob Bogdány
EPERJES CIRCA 1660 - 1724 LONDON
AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE WITH A CAPUCHIN SQUIRREL MONKEY, TWO GUINEA PIGS, A BLUE TIT AND AN AMAZON ST. VINCENT PARROT WITH PEACHES, FIGS, AND PEARS, ALL SET IN AN ELEGANT PARK WITH CLASSICAL BUILDINGS BEYOND

 

[WXYZ]

Dutch cows from various eras.

 

[Breyo]

*announces an exhibition of Guinea pigs in Art, at The Skunk Hollow Museum of Art, and offers @BreyoGP free tickets*

Works to include:

STILL LIFE OF GRAPES AND OTHER FRUIT WITH TWO GUINEA PIGS BESIDE A ROCKY LEDGE
Attributed to Bartolomeo Bimbi
SETTIGNANO, FLORENCE 1648 - 1730 FLORENCE

...though wouldn't the Guinea Pigs have to stay very, very still, for it to be a still life???

Yeah, there is no way that a still life could be done of a guinea pig. Poor things must've been taxidernized or something

And...it seems Guinea Pigs were a very popular subject, in art of this era:

Jakob Bogdány
EPERJES CIRCA 1660 - 1724 LONDON
AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE WITH A CAPUCHIN SQUIRREL MONKEY, TWO GUINEA PIGS, A BLUE TIT AND AN AMAZON ST. VINCENT PARROT WITH PEACHES, FIGS, AND PEARS, ALL SET IN AN ELEGANT PARK WITH CLASSICAL BUILDINGS BEYOND

I didn't know guinea pigs were so popular back in the day. If furries existed back then, we'd probably be the most common species!
Also, that squirrel monkey's face is TERRIFYING lol. I didn't need sleep tonight anyhow, hahaha!

All of these old-timey arts look very interesting! I always did like paintings like this. They look so calm and pleasant to look at.

 

[Simo]

Yeah, there is no way that a still life could be done of a guinea pig. Poor things must've been taxidernized or something

I didn't know guinea pigs were so popular back in the day. If furries existed back then, we'd probably be the most common species!
Also, that squirrel monkey's face is TERRIFYING lol. I didn't need sleep tonight anyhow, hahaha!

All of these old-timey arts look very interesting! I always did like paintings like them. They look so calm and pleasant to look at.

Oddly, looking at auction results from Sotheby's and Christie's, I'm amazed at how many paintings there feature Guinea Pigs, either with 'still lives' and fruit/flowers, or with other animals, and mostly from the era of 1650-1750: my theory is that they must have been brought back from the new world, as pets, and were probably something of a status symbol, among the elite, who would have been the ones commissioning/buying paintings at the time. I wasn't able to post links to all the images, but on a cursory glance, I'm guessing there's probably dozens of paintings, of this era, that feature guinea pigs, and almost always in pairs.

From Wikipedia:

"Spanish, Dutch, and English traders brought guinea pigs to Europe, where they quickly became popular as exotic pets among the upper classes and royalty, including Queen Elizabeth I (1568-1603)"

And there is quite an extensive trail or artwork to demonstrate this : )

Thus, Guinea Pigs are of noble pedigree.

Attributed to Sinibaldo Scorza (1589-1631); Two guinea pigs.

 

[Breyo]

Oddly, looking at auction results from Sotheby's and Christie's, I'm amazed at how many paintings there feature Guinea Pigs, either with 'still lives' and fruit/flowers, or with other animals, and mostly from the era of 1650-1750: my theory is that they must have been brought back from the new world, as pets, and were probably something of a status symbol, among the elite, who would have been the ones commissioning/buying paintings at the time. I wasn't able to post links to all the images, but on a cursory glance, I'm guessing there's probably dozens of paintings, of this era, that feature guinea pigs, and almost always in pairs.

From Wikipedia:

"Spanish, Dutch, and English traders brought guinea pigs to Europe, where they quickly became popular as exotic pets among the upper classes and royalty, including Queen Elizabeth I (1568-1603)"

And there is quite an extensive trail or artwork to demonstrate this : )

Thus, Guinea Pigs are of noble pedigree.

Attributed to Sinibaldo Scorza (1589-1631); Two guinea pigs.

Ooh, that's pretty interesting! I had no clue about that. Now I feel all fancy

 

[Simo]

Ooh, that's pretty interesting! I had no clue about that. Now I feel all fancy

Here's what is said to be the earliest picture of a Guinea Pig in English art; 1580, Probably Flemish:

Guineas Pigs were all the fashion as pets, at the time:

Almost looks like The Queen, herself : )

 

[Pygmepatl]

666!!!

 

[Pygmepatl]

Demon Skunk

 

[WXYZ]

Even the house-wife was fond of guinea pigs.

 

[Simo]

Even the house-wife was fond of guinea pigs.

Gosh, even the commoners had Guinea Pigs!

If only us skunks could have been as lucky

 

[Breyo]

Here's what is said to be the earliest picture of a Guinea Pig in English art; 1580, Probably Flemish:

Guineas Pigs were all the fashion as pets, at the time:

Almost looks like The Queen, herself : )

Heh, yeah! They kinda do! Red, white, and looking like they don't wanna be there XD

 

[Simo]

666!!!

Wow....I wonder if we're gonna one day catch up with LPW? Might happen, but I'm content either way. : )

 

[Breyo]

Even the house-wife was fond of guinea pigs.

Gosh, even the commoners had Guinea Pigs!

If only us skunks could have been as lucky

I think that I was born in the wrong century lol

And I feel the same way! It's a shame that most skunks are only becoming popular pets just now. Popular is even a little bit of a stretch, but at least some people are domesticating them! You fellows (aside from maybe the prey murdering @Spilogale Pygmaea) seem so docile

 

[Arix]

Dragons don't often have it great. We're either terrifying murder monsters or sweet 'n' cuddly kiddie friends. Not a lot of in between there.

 

[WXYZ]

We're either terrifying murder monsters or sweet 'n' cuddly kiddie friends. Not a lot of in between there.

Or mechanics aviators who love to drink.
@DRGN Juno

 

[Breyo]

Dragons don't often have it great. We're either terrifying murder monsters or sweet 'n' cuddly kiddie friends. Not a lot of in between there.

What about the story about the dragon who-
Oh, right, they burned down the village...
Ooh! The story of the dragon that-
No, he got tamed by a viking kid...

Yeah, sorry. I've got nothing

 

[Simo]

Dragons don't often have it great. We're either terrifying murder monsters or sweet 'n' cuddly kiddie friends. Not a lot of in between there.

Aw...but...but...but...I like Spike!

He can't help it, if he's so cute

Now Spike is gonna cry!

 

[Arix]

Aw...but...but...but...I like Spike!

He can't help it, if he's so cute

Now Spike is gonna cry!

I mean, I like Spike as well, but he doesn't exactly disprove my point.

 

[WXYZ]

 

[Pygmepatl]

 

[WXYZ]

 

[Thrashy]

A chaotic round of PvP, a Pred victory, and @Thrashy officially switching sides

Also bacon

That was an exception!
One I might do again in a similar situation.


Oh, we're at page 2666?

*plays some Toxic Holocaust*

FUCKING THRASH!!!!!!

 

[Thrashy]

Dragons don't often have it great. We're either terrifying murder monsters or sweet 'n' cuddly kiddie friends. Not a lot of in between there.

What about the dragons in Spyro 1?

Their neither terrifying monsters nor cuddly.
Some of them are artists, some of them workers, etc. ^^

 

[Pygmepatl]

HELL YEAH!!!