The Accidental Renaissance Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Enlightenment of Jingles (1527) by German painter Johann Gottlieb Ooperdecker, depicting the moment in which Jingles is blessed with the knowledge of Cat’s purpose on Earth: sitting around in sunbeams licking themselves.
It’s so inspiring, Arne.
That is fantastic. A little blinding, but fantastic.
Arne, how did you find The Accidental Renaissance Museum? Maybe I don’t want to know? And Mike the caption is GENIUS!
It’s a little bit funny. Mike have not posted any of my submissions lately but I’ve been getting credit for a couple of submissions that wasn’t mine. Like the above one. I have no recollection of seeing this picture before, let alone submitting it.
Either my memory is gone or there could be another Arne sending stuff in. If the latter I would like to called “Not That Arne The Other Arne” in the future.
NTATOA?
Hmm, doesn’t have the ring to it as NOMTOM, does it?
Maybe go with NOATOA, and pronounce it No-ah-to-ah? 🙂
After all it’s supposed to be NTMTOM, but everyone uses NOMTOM.
Oops! My apologies to you and whoever actually sent this in.
Although Post-Renaissance, so not likely to be found in the Museum, I offer this extract from Jubilate Agno by Christopher Smart written between 1759-1763.
“For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry.
For he is the servant of the Living God duly and daily serving him.
For at the first glance of the glory of God in the East he worships in his way…
…For there is nothing sweeter than his peace when at rest.
For there is nothing brisker than his life when in motion …”
I have quoted only a fraction. You must read the whole extract- it is reverent, wise and funny- he describes his cat Jeoffry, and all cats perfectly.
I had no idea that caring for a cat was basically a liturgical role, verging on vocational calling. Makes sense knowing my cat.
Vocational definitely. You have to be devoted. They are exacting.
There’s certainly a lot of repetitive ritual involved. Stuff better be on time too.
Call me a heretic, but I thought that the cat’s purpose on this Earth was to keep mankind humble by reminding them of the superiority of the felis genus. Or is that genius?