I absolutely enjoyed this book. I have four cats of my own so I love seeing cat art. This books version was so different than other stuff I've seen. So colorful and creative. If you love art and cats then this book is totally for you. Not sure what else to say except it was a great little read and I'd love to own a copy in print!

What a delightful book with three of my passions in one- cats, art and history. It was very interesting to see the various paintings of cats and to learn about the history of the art techniques used. Such a creative book! I loved the colorful pictures of the cats and the breakdown of the various types of art. Thank you to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a fun, fascinating book to read - I love art and I love cats, so this was a PURR-fect fit. I loved the way the author broke down key aspects of the art movements they highlighted and things to keep an eye out for should you find these paintings in the wild. It even helped me understand Impressionism, one of my least favorite art movements. This book is a great primer for western art movements and is accessible to everyone. I hope the author considers doing this for other art movements around the world - I'd love to see this as a continuing series. This is a great book and I can't say enough good things about it.

I would like to thank the publisher for giving me a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed reading this!

Delightful intro to prominent art styles in history using one of my favorite subjects. While I was expecting a light, humorous typical cat lover book, I was quite surprised by the serious intent and execution for depicting each art style. An excellent illustration done in the respective style anchors each section followed by several pages denoting the key components of each style -- colors, artists, symbolism. Even after many college courses in art history, I found this book to be instructive and full of details that I either did not know or had totally forgotten. Even though I received a digital ARC of this book from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review, I will be purchasing this one to keep for my own library.

"A History of Art in 21 Cats" by Nia Gould is a fun, colorful, fascinating and entertaining little book. Ms. Gould takes the reader from Ancient Egyptian art through the Renaissance to the Post-Modern art movements into present day by "re-creating" famous works of art as cat portraits.

It is an interesting ride as she creates some work of art like Mona Lisa as a cat and then talks about the various aspects of Renaissance art that Da Vinci utilized to create his artwork. She takes the reader through twenty-one eras of art history in this manner and it is fabulous!

One can quickly read through the book looking at the lovely art work, or can meticulously read through each aspect of art she discusses. I feel like this might be a "fun" textbook in an art history class to give students a basic understanding of art history, or for the laymen who may not know the differences between one era from the next.

Overall, I loved this book and fully recommend it to any self-professed art lover!

I received this eBook from Andrews McMeel Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review of the title. I did not receive any compensation from either company. The opinions expressed herein are completely my own.

"Most of all, Dada meant anarchy -- something most cats can relate to."

This is an absolutely charming tour through 21 different art movements, beginning with ancient Egyptian and moving forward in time up to the Young British Artists. Each movement is illustrated with a cat showing typical features of the artists and works associated with that style, a page explaining the movement's background and key points, and then a breakdown of the elements in the cat portrait. It's geared towards younger audiences, but is just delightfully enjoyable, and I learned a lot even having worked in art schools for years myself. Some of the text is peppered with little jokes tying in the cat concept. It's well done, light but still very informative.

This is a fun and beautiful book of art periods and styles. I enjoyed this and my son was engaged with the book as well. The colorful pictures and adorable cats capture your attention. It’s purrfect for art and cat lovers alike!

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A charming little book that is a good introduction to art, particularly modern art. For each period or style, Gould has drawn a charming cat that has plenty of elements characteristic of that art. After a short introduction to the subject, she highlights particular aspects of the work and explains how they reflect the period or the artists of that school.

Readers familiar with art history will delight in recognizing artists and movements. Those who are new to the history of art will get a playful introduction that will encourage them to look further.

I just wish she hadn't spent more than half the book on modern art and had spent more time of the period say from Ancient Egypt to the Renaissance which gets a total of one work.

This was absolutely perfect for me. I love art and hey, I love me some cats, and you combine them together so that I can learn ABOUT art ?!?! Literally felt like this was made for me. A+

As previously stated I've always loved art, I love looking at it, it makes me feel something and I love that feeling. That being said, I don't know much about it. I can't look at a picture and tell you when it was from or what style it's in. I can't tell you the symbolism or the points made. This book helped with that. It shows you in a colorful, fun way things that I feel like probably a lot of people don't know.

Every aspect of it was perfect. Loved ! Highly recommend.

‘Twas the cat’s pajamas when NetGalley approved my request for this meow-ve-lous offering for feline and art lovers. Happily nosed through the colorful pages illustrating art hiss-tory eras, with glorious kitties arrayed in styles akin to Purr-meer, Jackson Paw-llock, Frieda Kat-lo, and many others. Five Tails Up!

Pub Date 13 Aug 2019.

Thanks to the author, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.

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As a cat lover who greatly enjoys art but doesn't know a lot of the history behind classic painting styles, this book was a great find! It presents all of the greatest art movements in history by way of cat versions of paintings such as the Mona Lisa. From there, the symbolism of each item and art technique within the paintings are broken down in plain language, making this topic accessible to a large range of people.

Art scholars and those who've studied art history won't find anything new here - although they may enjoy the book simply for the cat paintings - but this is a very worthwhile springboard for people like myself. It would also be good for students, although it's definitely not written in a simplistic enough style for young children to fully grasp.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC. This review contains my honest, unbiased opinion.

This is a fun, light intro to major artistic movements - a great gift book for cat lovers and artists, and a helpful introductory teaching tool probably for 6th grade and below as each section analyzes and explains several key aspects of the style/cat in question - themes, style, symbols, etc. Nothing groundbreaking here, but the stylized cats are certainly fun, and a bit silly, to look at.