Today We, Zarathustra the Cat, reveal to the world the true version of the famous Raphael’s painting “La Fornarina”:
Raphael, La Fornarina and the Cat
The painting shows Raphael’s lover named Margherita; her father was a baker and that’s why her nickname was La Fornarina (derivative from Italian “il forno” – oven). They say Margherita refused to marry Raphael every time he asked, and the reason for it is evident in the true version of the painting:
Raphael, La Fornarina and the Cat, close up
The girl was quite happy living on her own with her cat!
Have look at the commonly known version of the painting in Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Rome:
Raphael, La Fornarina, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Rome
The girl with the cat looks happier, and a pudgy cat is a way better cover than a thin veil!
Thus speaks Zarathustra the Cat
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