Alright, quick fun alert: today we're checking out how one super chubby orange cat just can't stay away from the world's fanciest paintings. Meet Zarathustra, the cat who clearly thinks he belongs in some of the most famous artworks ever made. Let's dive in and see how he totally steals the spotlight!
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A Sunday On La Grande Jatte With A Grand Cat
Classic artwork: “A Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat
Portrait Of Empress Eugénie, With Her Jewelry Stolen By Cat Burglars In Louvre
Classic artwork: “Portrait Of Empress Eugénie” by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Great Wave Off Cat-Nagawa
Classic artwork: “The Great Wave Of Kanagawa” by Katsushika Hokusai
Madame X And Monsieur Z
Classic artwork: “Madame X (Portrait of Madame X” by John Singer Sargent
“Two super fashionable pals. Look how Zarathustra’s paw casually fixes Madame Pierre Gautreau’s dress strap like a boss.”
Washington Crossing The Delaware In A Boat Piloted By The Fat Cat
Classic artwork: “Washington Crossing The Delaware” by Emanuel Leutze
Whistler's Mother With The Cat
Classic artwork: “Whistler's Mother (Portrait of Artist's Mother)” by James McNeill Whistler
Catzilla Pops-Up Under The Mannen Bridge At Fukagawa
Classic artwork: “Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa” by Katsushika Hokusai
The Cat On Van Gogh's Chair
Classic artwork: “Van Gogh's Chair” by Vincent Van Gogh
"So the famous painting was supposed to show the artist's personality, but honestly, nothing says personality like your big fluffy cat stealing your chair, right? Here, the cat pushes the pipe off and claims the spot like a boss, waiting for his artist to come back and pay up with treats."
Music-Making Angels And Singing Cats
Classic artwork: “Christ Surrounded by Singing and Music-making Angels” by Hans Memling
The Lady Of Shalott, Floating To Cat-Melot
Classic artwork: “The Lady of Shalott” by John William Waterhouse
La Fornarina And The Cat
Classic artwork: “La Fornarina (Portrait of a Young Woman” by Raphael
Forget The Straw Manikin Or Playing With Your Cat
Classic artwork: “The Straw Manikin (El pelele)” by Francisco de Goya
The Abduction Of Psyche And The Fat Cat
Classic artwork: “The Abduction of Psyche” by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Reverend Robert Walker Skating On Duddingston Loch With His Cat
Classic artwork: “The Skating Minister” by Sir henry Raeburn
The Dance Class: Zarathustra The Cat Teaches The Young Ballerina To Dance Pas-De-Chat
Classic artwork: “The Dance Class” by Edgar Degas
The Boy Blowing Soap Bubbles And The Cat Hunting Them. Allegory On The Transitoriness And The Brevity Of Life... Or Of A Diet Dinner
Classic artwork: “Boy Blowing Soap Bubbles. Allegory on the Transitoriness and the Brevity of Life” by Karel Dujardin
Lady Guoguo's Spring Ride On Her Cat
Classic artwork: “Lady Guoguo's Spring Outing” by Zhang Xuan
A Bar At The Folies-Bergère: True Version
Classic artwork: “A Bar at the Folies-Bergère” by Édouard Manet
A Fisherman Catches Catzilla By His Whiskers In Kajikazawa In Kai Province
Classic artwork: “Kajikazawa in Kai Province” by Katsushika Hokusai
"Picture this: Catzilla’s out surfing some wild waves, when Mr. Fisherman grabs hold of his ridiculously long whiskers. Now Mr. Fisherman is pulling the massive kitty from the sea, and Catzilla’s giving him the 'Seriously, dude?' look. The original painting only hints at the whiskers, but here we get the full furry monster vibe!"
Young Woman Drawing A Cat
Classic artwork: “Young Woman Drawing” by Marie-Denise Villers
"Behind every awesome woman is a fabulous cat. Actually, maybe way more than one - just spot DB the Cat lurking in the window. This painting was once wrongly credited to a dude because some people thought a woman couldn’t nail this scene. Later, it turned out it was Marie-Denise herself, probably snapping a cat selfie! But oh no, art snobs of the past cropped the cats out. So wrong."
Carpet Merchants Or Cat'n'carpets
Classic artwork: “The Carpet Merchant” by Jean-Léon Gérôme

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