2023-01-13 19:10:31
CATS CATS CATS
Cats pop up in annunciations by Rubens, Barocci and Lotto, representing femininity, domesticity and sometimes the devil – or what the Jungian psychologist Marie-Louise von Franz calls the “feminine shadow”, the dark side to the Virgin Mary, the mother of God.
Docket faces the camera with that
deadpan (= looking or seeming serious when you are telling a joke), slightly
morose (=unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile) expression.
to nuzzle = to touch, rub, or press something or someone gently and/or in a way that shows your love, especially with the head or nose, usually with small repeated movements. E.g.,
My dog came and nuzzled my foot to try and cheer me up.
She succeeds in capturing the
daft (=silly or stupid, UK informal)
haughtiness (=unfriendly behaviour that shows you consider yourself better than other people) that is essentially the essence of cat.
...reminding me of my own cat Mackerel’s
standoffish (=behaving in a slightly unfriendly and too formal way)
nature.
It’s as though they are both daring you to say something: call Laserstein a crazy cat lady
at your peril (=might be very dangerous for you).
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