COWS

Well I’ve been busy with the bovine investigation and I can report upon the preliminary findings. In ancient times, cows were obviously revered as sacred animals, then they became sacrificial beasts and ended up being mauled by other, more aggressive, beasts or else hung up as carcasses (see Rembrandt below), then they started grazing peacefully by streams and even cavorting with all sorts of mythological figures. In any case, there are rather a lot of them about in works of art. The problem now is that I find myself caught in a sort of ‘where’s wallie?’ game, constantly on the lookout for cows hidden in meadows or under goddesses. I think I need some help!