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Suspicious Animals

Birds, beasts, fish, insects, pets, and animals behaving with unnecessary intensity. Browse the public-domain works below, then open an artwork to see available products.

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Egrets, Peonies, and Willows by Yamamoto Baiitsu.

Yamamoto Baiitsu

Egrets, Peonies, and Willows

early 19th century

A Peasant Woman Picking Fleas off a Dog by Adriaen Brouwer.

Adriaen Brouwer

A Peasant Woman Picking Fleas off a Dog

ca. 1626–27

Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini by Maestro delle Storie del Pane.

Maestro delle Storie del Pane

Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini

1494?

The Ark by Lodewijk Tieling (active ca. 1695-1700).

Lodewijk Tieling (active ca. 1695-1700)

The Ark

ca. 1700

Abigail Before David by Lucas van Leyden.

Lucas van Leyden

Abigail Before David

ca. 1507

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals by Charles Joseph Natoire.

Charles Joseph Natoire

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals

1757

"Red-Headed Vulture and Long-Billed Vulture", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album by Mansur.

Mansur

"Red-Headed Vulture and Long-Billed Vulture", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

verso: ca. 1615–20; recto: ca. 1535–45

Esther and Ahasuerus by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Esther and Ahasuerus

mid-17th century

A fisherman leaning against a large tree, a woman walking next to a horse in the background, from "Four large landscapes" (Quatre grands paysages en hauteur) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

A fisherman leaning against a large tree, a woman walking next to a horse in the background, from "Four large landscapes" (Quatre grands paysages en hauteur)

ca. 1652–57

Façade of the church of San Lorenzo in Florence, decorated with the emperor's arms, four figures of death flanking the three entrances, the two in center on horseback, a large angel above central door, from "Ceremonies for the Funeral of Emperor Ferdinand II" (Funérailles de l'empereur Ferdinand II) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Façade of the church of San Lorenzo in Florence, decorated with the emperor's arms, four figures of death flanking the three entrances, the two in center on horseback, a large angel above central door, from "Ceremonies for the Funeral of Emperor Ferdinand II" (Funérailles de l'empereur Ferdinand II)

1637

Scene with a Warning Against Venereal Disease in a Circle at Center by Theodor de Bry.

Theodor de Bry

Scene with a Warning Against Venereal Disease in a Circle at Center

1580–1600

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri by George Caleb Bingham.

George Caleb Bingham

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri

1845

The Adoration of the Magi by Giotto di Bondone.

Giotto di Bondone

The Adoration of the Magi

possibly ca. 1320

Still Life by Georg Flegel.

Georg Flegel

Still Life

probably ca. 1625–30

Two Children Teasing a Cat by Annibale Carracci.

Annibale Carracci

Two Children Teasing a Cat

Date not stated

Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga (1784–1792) by Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes).

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)

Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga (1784–1792)

1787–88

Portrait of the consort of Maria Theresa, queen of Hungary and Bohemia, on horseback by Anonymous, French, 18th century.

Anonymous, French, 18th century

Portrait of the consort of Maria Theresa, queen of Hungary and Bohemia, on horseback

18th century

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