@bymuseum: The Cat's Paw (c. 1824) By Sir Edwin Henry Landseer 📍 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA The monkey wants the roasting chestnuts. But look at whose paw is near the fire. Landseer shows the monkey holding a white cat while the cat reaches toward the hot stove. The monkey stays safely behind it. That old fable gave us the expression "cat's paw": someone used to take the risk for another person's plan. One gets the reward. The other takes the danger. Follow @bymuseum for more stories hidden in famous paintings.

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itsjustme :

he reminds me of trump

2026-08-29 05:12:01

Sherif El-Shamy :

Well, in another point of view. Since the monkey has a higher IQ maybe he's protecting the cat from getting over the stove from burning itself. But he's also greedy ..wants the nuts of course 😄

2026-08-29 15:45:15

Rud Recanati222 :

own this masterpiece

2026-08-29 19:07:53

Fantasy fiction 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 :

Wow isnt this relevant

2026-08-29 15:33:09

Алфёр Зараитдинов :

готовит жрачку

2026-08-29 04:22:33

who wants to know? :

shut up, my program is on

2026-08-29 01:15:53

hiwii143 :

🥺

2026-08-30 14:48:49

🗿 Evan 🗿 :

🖤🖤🖤

2026-09-04 23:36:55

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