Rats and Mice (Olga E.)

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Rats and Mice
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symbols of underground life, resistance and
survival considered hostile to man and therefore
signifying evil, plague and the devil
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from the mouse watching a cat from the Ormesby
Psalter to the thieving rat from Death of the
Miser by Bosch through the mouse eating a
human skull in Guercino's Et in Arcadia Ego and
the two rats of van Gogh
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Rats and Mice from the Middle Ages to the 20th
century paintings
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Rats and Mice and the Medieval European
manuscripts
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Mice chasing cat. Normaly the cat chases the
mice, but here the roles are reversed
Mouse Latin name Mus. The mouse is born
from the soil (humus), hence its name (mus). It
is a small animal. Their smell annoys elephants.
Anonymous Mice chasing
cat Souris chassant le chat Ratones persiguiendo
el gato 1230 British Library, Royal MS 12 F XIII
(Rochester Bestiary), folio 43v., London
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An rat has been caught in a trap. Rat
Latin name Rattus. An oversized mouse.
Anonymous Rat in a trap Rat
dans un piège Rata en una trampa 13th-14th
century Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr.
1951 (Bestiaire d'amour rimé), folio 15r. , Paris
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A mouse in a hole watches a cat. Marginal
illustration from the Ormesby Psalter. Uses
Magical, Medical, Alchemical and Culinary. The
ashes of mice mixed with honey and oil will cure
earache. The gall of mice tempered with wine
will treat worms of the ear. Anon
ymous A mouse in a hole watches a cat Une souris
dans un trou observe un chat Un ratón en un
agujero observa a un gato 13th-14th century The
Ormesby Psalter, Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366,
folio 131r., Oxford
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Mouse Five mice surround a cat Five blue mice
surround a cat under a gate. The cat has a
collar. Marginal illustration from a
psalter. Uses Magical, Medical, Alchemical
and Culinary. Mice dropping with vinegar cures
alopecia (a disease that causes hair loss). Mice
droppings pounded with wine and taken in drink
loosens the stomach. Anonymous Mouse
, Five mice surround a cat Cinq souris entourent
un chat Cinco ratones rodean a un
gato 1260 British Library, Additional MS 62925
(The Rutland Psalter), folio 61r., London
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Cats catching mice. Cats are the enemy of mice.
The white cat has already caught its mouse, while
the blue cat is still on the chase.
Anonymous Cats catching mice Chats
attrapant des souris Gatos cazando
ratones 1200-1210 British Library, Royal MS 12 C
XIX, folio 36v, London
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Rats and Mice and Hieronymous Bosch
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Mice crept even into the famous Garden of Earthly
Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. 1. detail a
glass tube, a man, a rat through a glass tube
tries to penetrate a mouse, symbol of falsehood.
Another possible meaning of the rodent could be
that of envy. We could then suggest that the man
inside the fruit is envious of the rejoicing
couple above him. 2. detail a dancing rat, an
armless frog, a man riding a dark
reptilian-looking centipede ... more demons
infiltrating Paradise? Hieronymous
Bosch Jérôme Bosch The Garden Of Earthly
Delights, central panel, The Garden of Earthly
Delights Le Jardin des délices, panneau central,
L'Humanité avant le déluge El jardín de las
delicias, panel central, El jardín de las
delicias 1490-1510 Museo del Prado, Madrid
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the thieving rat, the trunk and the Miser himself
the thieving rat represents the lower nature
of the patron himself, because he is linked to
the figure in the bed by the black nightcap that
he wears. That man persists in his folly even at
the moment of death, when the eternities of
Heaven and Hell hang in the balance An opened
money chest can be seen at the foot of the bed,
where an elderly man, perhaps the miser, places
a gold piece into a bag held by a rat. He seems
little concerned with the rosary hanging from his
waist. Hieronymous Bosch Jérôme
Bosch Death and the Miser La Mort de l'avare La
muerte de un avaro 1485-1490 National Gallery of
Art, Washington, D.C.
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The saint, kneeling in prayer, is distracted in
his prayer ... A procession of demonic
characters is heading towards him a
black-skinned priestess holds a vessel with a
toad, a symbol of witchcraft as well as of
luxury, a black-dressed singer has a pig face and
a little owl (an allegory of heresy) above his
head, a devil who is playing a harp, riding a
chicken, a woman whose body terminates in a
scaly lizard tail she holds a baby and is
mounted on a giant rat. Hieronymus
Bosch Triptych of Temptation of St Anthony,
central panel Triptyque de la Tentation de saint
Antoine, panneau central, La Tentation de saint
Antoine Tríptico de las Tentaciones de san
Antonio, panel central 1501 Museu Nacional de
Arte Antiga, Lisbon
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The journey of Tondalus (Tondal), a 12th century
knight of Irish origin who visited the afterlife
for three days naked women and monks
symbolizing the capital sins of lust and
greed, Eve with the snake coiled around her
neck, a monkey, symbol of inconstancy, lies and
diabolical pride and a gigantic human head ...
out of their empty sockets peeps a black rat, a
medieval symbol of lust, the transmitter of the
plague, which here alludes to man's feeling of
guilt after sin Hieronymus Bosch,
workshop atelier La Visión de Tondal Tondal's
Vision La vision de Tondale 1491-1525 Museo
Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid
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Rats and Mice and Still Life
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sugared almonds, gingersticks a lemon, an
orange apples three mice refer to the vanity of
the physical world since the magnificent red and
yellow apple exhibits decay and mice sometimes
symbolize death Lodewik
Susi Still Life with Mice Nature morte aux
souris Naturaleza muerta con ratones 1619 Saint
Louis Art Museum,St. Louis
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a recently extinguished candle set in a holder
and a mouse nibbling at walnut
crumbs Although mice occur in 17th-century
still-lifes the specific combination of a mouse
and an expired candle is unique.
Willem Van Aelst Still Life with a Mouse and a
Candle Nature morte avec une souris et une
bougie Naturaleza muerta con ratón y vela
1647 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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The contrast between a parrot and a mouse,
representing the principles of good and evil,
respectively Confectionery made of
crystallized sugar, nuts, figs and raisins,
represent spiritual principles which are being
guarded, as it were, by the green-feathered
parrot The mouse is nibbling at the sweets
and has already opened a walnut, which,
according to St Augustine, is a symbol of
Christ, the shell pointing to the wooden cross
and the sweet fruit to Christ's divinity.
Georg Flegel Dessert
Still-Life Dessert Nature morte Postre Naturaleza
Muerta 1600-1610 Alte Pinakothek, Munich
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Rats and Mice and mousetrap
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Saint Joseph has made two mousetraps ... to the
Augustinian doctrine the Christ's Incarnation is
God's means of ensnaring the devil, much as bait
entraps a mouse. Robert
Campin and workshop, atelier de Mérode
Altarpiece, right-hand panel Triptyque de Merode,
volet droit Tríptico de Mérode, ala
derecha 1427 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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butterflies a cat and a boy looking into the
distance as if in a dream a mouse a
mousetrap and a moral lesson if you are
trapped by love, you are lost in dreams and
unaware of the world around you Adriae
n van der Werff A Boy with a Mousetrap Garçon
avec une souricière Niño con una
ratonera 1678-1679 National Gallery, London
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Famous rats and mice and European paintings from
the 17th to the 20th century
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two young shepherds and a tomb topped with a
moldering skull peering in their direction and
a mouse gnawing on deaths head. And just
in case the shepherds didnt get the message,
inscribed on the stone is Et in Arcadia Ego,
the Grim Reapers memo that he is among them in
their idyllic setting. Giovanni
Francesco Guercino Et in Arcadia ego also The
Arcadian Shepherds Et in Arcadia ego ou Les
Bergers d'Arcadie Et in Arcadia ego o Los
pastores de Arcadia 1618-1622 Galleria Nazionale
d'Arte Antica, Rome
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Medusa and creatures associated with the
underworld bat, frog, lizard, lizard, rat
The Medusa evokes pity in the viewer rather
than fear. Her eyes, which appear resigned not
to gaze on earthly things anymore, are turned
towards the sky, where nothing is within reach of
her petrifying powers. Ultimately, she is a
creature that cannot escape darkness.
Unknown Master, Flemish École flamande Head of
Medusa Tête de Méduse Cabeza de
Medusa 1620-1630 Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
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When the cats away, the mice will play. This
proverb seems to be illustrated by the four
comical rats dancing. Experts say that this
painting is a small part of a much larger one.
The animal behind the rats is a dolphin's head
and turns out to be the leg of a carved
table Ferdinand van Kessel
attributed The Dance of the Rats La danse des
rats La Danza de las Ratas 1690 Städel Museum,
Frankfurt am Main
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a table a guitar a cat a woman a small boy a
girl and a dead mouse The everyday life of a
family in late 18th-century France, its small
dramas, quiet joys, subtle emotions
Louis-Léopold Boilly La souris
morte The Dead Mouse El ratón muerto 1790 The
Wallace Collection, London
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The little mouse who keeps her company can do
nothing for her Tennyson's Mariana She
only said, 'My life is dreary, He cometh not,'
she said She said, 'I am aweary, aweary, I would
that I were dead! John
Everett Millais Mariana 1851 Tate Britain, London
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a forest a naked woman two storks a fox a
sleeping lion and three small white mice
balancing on a branch, a moment before one of
them clumsily runs across the nose of the
sleeping lion and awakens him
Gustav Klimt Fable Fábula 1883 Wien
Museum, Vienna Museum, Vienna
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two rats huddled around a piece of bread ... a
disturbing work a scene of strange beauty,
emphasizing the resilience of the animals and
their struggle to survive in a hostile
environment Vincent van Gogh
Two Rats Deux rats Dos ratas Nuenen November,
1884 Private collection
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a red mouse curious, wide open eyes protruding
snout large ears Joan
Miró Souris rouge à la mantille Red Mouse in the
Mantilla El ratón rojo con mantilla 1975 Fundació
Joan Miró, Barcelona
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the interplay of innocence and danger three
black mice, seemingly trapped within the noose's
confines The juxtaposition of the innocent
mice against the menacing noose invites us to
contemplate themes of entrapment, vulnerability,
and perhaps even a glimmer of hope, as the mice
navigate their uncertain path. Paul
Klee The Barbed Noose with the Mice Le nœud
coulant barbelé avec les souris El lazo de púas
con los ratones 1923 The Berggruen Klee
Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York
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Rats and Mice, from the Middle Ages to the 20th
century, paintings Rats et Souris, du Moyen Âge
au XXe siècle, peintures Ratas y Ratones, de la
Edad Media al siglo XX., pinturas images and
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lowly, misunderstood and despised, these nature's
humblest creatures, have left an astonishing and
gigantic legacy
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a mouse sculpture from Russia
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a scholarly looking mouse knitting a DNA Double
Helix Located in a park in front of the
Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Russian
Academy of Sciences, the monument commemorates
the sacrifice of the mice in genetic research
used for developing new drugs and curing of
diseases. So with the Monument to the
Laboratory Mouse, let's not only marvel at our
incredible achievements but also take the time
to say thank you to the millions of animals
whose lives have been sacrificed in the name of
science. Andreï Kharkevich, Alexej
Agrikolyansky ?????? ????????, ???????
???????????? The Monument to the laboratory mouse
Monument en l'honneur de la souris de
laboratoire Un monumento al ratón de
laboratorio July 1, 2013 sculpture
Akademgorodok, Novosibirsk, Russia
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