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Cultural depictions of dogs in art has become more elaborate as individual breeds evolved and the relationships between human and canine developed. Hunting scenes were popular in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Dogs were depicted to symbolize guidance, protection, loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness, alertness, and love. [1]
The enigmatic depiction of the dog has led to myriad interpretations of Goya's intentions. The painting is often seen as a symbolic depiction of man's futile struggle against malevolent forces; [ 2 ] the black sloping mass which envelopes the dog is imagined to be quicksand, earth or some other material in which the dog has become buried.
Media in category "Dogs in art" This category contains only the following file. Giacomo Balla, 1912, Dinamismo di un Cane al Guinzaglio (Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash), Albright-Knox Art Gallery.jpg 2,312 × 1,974; 2.35 MB
Depictions of dogs in popular culture. See also: Category:Films about dogs and Category:Fictional dogs. Subcategories. This category has the following 14 ...
A cynocephalus. From the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493).. The characteristic of cynocephaly, or cynocephalus (/ s aɪ n oʊ ˈ s ɛ f ə l i /), having the head of a canid, typically that of a dog or jackal, is a widely attested mythical phenomenon existing in many different forms and contexts.
These depictions typically portrayed the reactions of the disciples to the announcement of the betrayal of Jesus. [2] Most of the Italian depictions use an oblong table, rather than a semi-circular one, and Judas is sometimes shown by himself, clutching his money bag. [2] Last Supper by James Tissot, between 1886 and 1894. Tissot shows the ...
Depictions of the Set animal as an animal appear distinctly canine, but the precise identity of the animal has never been firmly established. It is sometimes described as a jackal or some other wild dog, although the jackal is usually identified with the god Anubis. In connection with Anubis, the jackal is never depicted with the distinguishing ...
The name "Axolotl" comes from Nahuatl, the Aztec language. One translation of the name connects the Axolotl to Xolotl. The most common translation is "water-dog" . "Atl" for water and "Xolotl" for dog. [14] In the Aztec calendar, the ruler of the day, Itzcuintli ("Dog"), is Mictlantecuhtli, the god of death and lord of Mictlan, the afterlife. [15]