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That's a pretty old cat.
Medieval even.
Renaissance cat
How can I tell the difference?
Well judging my the human-like features of the face, Iโd say this cat is between somewhere between Galileo and Mozart. Animals didnโt lose their human faces until well after the enlightenment era . You see this show up in depictions of all barnyard creatures or otherwise.
Ok. So if it has a cat face: it might be Renaissance or it is newer but it surely isn't medieval.
The other way around: if it has a human like face it is medieval or Renaissance.
Noted.
I've had a cat live to 22
Makes you wonder how many cats from the 20th century are left, if any :/