Ever wondered how accurately 18th‑century painters portrayed animals? I find the level of detail can be a silent testimony to the era’s veterinary knowledge.

Indeed, the way they render fur and eyes with oil reveals a patience absent from modern flash, and every layer of pigment was applied with deliberate hands, not the quick brush of a screen. You admire the heart they captured, but the soul shows itself only when the canvas breathes, not when pixels flicker.

Yes, the patience of an oil hand lets you hear the animal’s breath in the canvas, something a quick screen can never echo, but remember the old masters did it with little more than a brush, a palette and an unhurried eye.