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Cultural depictions of dogs in Western art extend back thousands of years to when dogs were portrayed on the walls of caves. Representations of dogs in art became more elaborate as individual breeds evolved and the relationships between human and canine developed. Hunting scenes were popular in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Dogs were depicted to symbolize guidance, protection, loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness, watchfulness, and love. As dogs became more domesticated, they were shown as companion animals, often painted sitting on a lady's lap. Dog portraits became increasingly popular in the 18th century, and the establishment of The Kennel Club in the UK in 1873 and the American Kennel Club in 1884 introduced breed standards or 'word pictures', which further encouraged the popularity of dog portraiture. ==Early history== The walls of caves and tombs dating back to the Bronze Age have illustrations or statues of dogs. These generally portray dogs used for hunting, and even children's toys and ceramics depicting dogs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://library.eb.co.uk/eb/article-15457 )〕 The Ancient Greeks and Romans, contrary to the Semintic cultures favored dogs as pets, and valued them for their faithfulness and courage and were often seen on Greek and Roman reliefs and ceramics as symbols of fidelity.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Greek and Roman Household Pets )〕 Cats were not favoured over dogs, on contrary Ancient Greeks and Romans didn't keep cats as pets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Greek pets )〕 Dogs were given as gifts among lovers and kept them as both pets, status symbols or kept for guardians and as hunting dogs. Dogs were appreciated by the Greek for their faith and love. Homeros Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus who had a dog called Argos he raised and who was the only one that recognized him when he returned home after his travels, disguised to conceals his appearance. Only the old dog recognized him instantly. This theme has been often depicted in on ancient Greek vases.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pets of Ancient Greeks )〕 The Ancient Romans kept three types of dogs. Hunting dogs; especially sighthounds, Molossus type of dogs like the Neapolitan Mastiff were often depicted in reliefs and mosaics with the words Cave Canem; and small companion dogs of Maltese type as women's lap dogs. Greyhounds were often depicted too, often as sculptures. Large dogs were often used in war by the Roman army in attack formations or for wolf-hunting on horseback, which was a popular sport.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pets in Ancient Rome )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=explore-italian-culture.com )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dogs in Ancient Greece and Rome )〕 File:Tesem2.jpg|Tesem, an old Egyptian sighthound File:Greek terracotta statue dog with pray Staatliche Antikensammlungen SL 120.jpg|Greek terracotta statue dog with puppy File:Black Figured Olpe depicting the return of a hunter and his dog.jpg|Ancient Greek black-figure pottery depicting the return of a hunter and his dog. Made in Athens between 550–530 BC, found in Rhodes. File:Dog sign IMG 4316.JPG|A pet dog's footprint and small sculpture on a Roman terracotta File:Riders Leagros Group Louvre CA4716 n2.jpg|Riders and dogs. Ancient Greek Attic black-figure hydria, ca. 510–500 BC, from Vulci. Louvre Museum, Paris. File:Youth horse dog BM Sc2206.jpg|Roman artwork inspired by Greek classical models, ca. 125 AD. From the Villa Adriana, near Tivoli. File:Roman terracotta dog.jpg|Roman terracotta dog File:Pompeii - Casa di Paquius Proculus - Watchdog.jpg|Cave canem! Watchdog from Casa di Paquius Proculus, Pompeii File:Pectoral cameo of dog - Roman.JPG|Roman cameo of dog File:Greyhounds playing, Vatican.jpg|Statue of Roman sight-hounds File:Sousse mosaic dog.JPG|A mosaic with a greyhound-type dog File:Endimione e Selene.JPG|Painting with Endimione and Selene with a dog, from the "House of the Dioscuri" at Pompeii 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cultural depictions of dogs in Western art」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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