Strange Medieval Cat Paintings That Will Make You Wonder 'Why?!'
Medieval artists clearly had cats on the brain, even if they did not always have the drawing skills to match. The result is a wonderfully strange collection of feline art that ranges from charmingly odd to completely baffling.
These images show cats with human faces, cats doing human jobs, and cats sharing space with creatures that make the whole scene even weirder. Whether the artists were working from memory, imagination, or pure chaos, the final effect is hard to forget.
Scroll through the gallery and see how many of these medieval cats feel weirdly familiar.
Human face monkey protects human face cat.




Just hanging out in the garden




Is that a cat on a stake surrounded by cat-lemurs?




Are these cats caring for pets or performing a sacrifice?




Angry cat with human lips?




Stressed out cat




This also hits like the artist who turned his sarcastic attitude into comics with his adopted cat.
Nothing to see here. Just a rat holding a bird, riding a cat.




BFFs <3




Soaring phoenix cat




This cat is earning its keep by churning some butter.




All of its limbs seem so bendy and rounded...




I don't understand this monkey/cat trend at all.




A mummy and his cat.




At least this makes sense.




Straight. Up. Human. Face.




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