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To Agree Like Cat and Dog
When people can never agree, you might say that they "fight like cats and dogs." This, and many other sayings, or proverbs, are medieval in origin, and guessing proverbs from illustrated versions of them was a popular form of entertainment. Since proverbs were often based on analogies or even nonsense, they provided the artist with a chance to create clever and humorous scenes, like the cartoonish cat and dog snarling at each other here.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Léon Gruel [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [no. 12]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2019 | Animal Tales. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2010 | Checkmate! Medieval People at Play. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France, Savoy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 7/8 x W: 5 1/8 in. (20 x 13 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.313.30R
