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Best cat of all must be in Durer's engraving of the Temptation. If I recall correctly, as Eve accepts the _malum_ (pretty clearly an apple here) from the wonderfully-wrought crowned serpent in the tree and is about to pass it on to a poor, hapless Adam, down below, a crafty, over-fed and squint-eyed cat fixes to pounce on a hapless mouse. There's a message there, somewhere..... I *believe* that there is a very handsome--and somewhat less malign--cat in Durer's engraving of St. Jerome in his study, as well. Of course, purists would claim that Durer is "early modern." Best from here, Christopher ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%