[This show is available as a vidcast at www.hollyedavidson.com/v22] Dogs are a common and welcome site in art, particularly in Western art, but in art from many cultures. Why is that? Sometimes, dogs are used to represent certain traits, like loyalty or fidelity, but just as often, it is for the joy that dogs bring to the canvas, or work. It's fun to see how dogs reflect their owners in certain works; or is it the other way around? Some of the greatest artists of our time have painted dogs, and these works capture the quintessential nature of the dog: loyal, pure of spirit, loving, and exuberant.

• Remaining Links
• Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Marriage, 1434, The National Gallery, London
• Albert Giacometti, Dog, 1957, at MoMA
• Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, `Lady with a Dog`, 1891
• David Hockney, `Dog Painting 25`, 1995
• William Wegman, `Golf Anyone`, 1992
• Pierre-Auguste Renoir, `Head of a Dog`, 1870
• Thomas Eakins, The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog, at the Met, ~1884-1889
• Vidcast of This Show
• Music: Josh Woodward, `Instrumental: Adventures of the Deaf Dreamer` and 'Instr: Only Whispering`