Art History Animalia

For #InternationalDogDay 🐶:

#DYK Edvard Munch loved dogs? He owned many during his life, including various terriers, Gordon Setters, St. Bernards, Rottweilers, and a Samoyed. You can find many of them among his works of art, including these cuties!

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944)

Valper på gulvteppet / Five Puppies on the Carpet, 1919-21

Oil on canvas, 50 × 80.5 cm⁠

Munch Museet MM.M.00612

For #NationalPuppyDay:

Netsuke of Puppies at Play, Japan, Meiji period, late 19th century, ivory, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm) x W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) x D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.