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Why are there so many canines in fine art? (www.theatlantic.com)

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[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because dog good

Next question

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Also all dog beautiful

[–] Shortrib@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

A lot of art, from the beginning, was a personal portrait commissioned by a wealthy person. So, a favorite horse or dog was a popular subject matter to include.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Because dogs are the best people.

[–] KingKong33@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

People like dogs. People have liked dogs for a long time. Truly shocking why there's a lot of dogs in fine art.