Lady and the Tramp

This painting is called "Portrait of a Lady with a Dog" and it was painted by Marco Benefial. This painting shows a lady with her dog or also known as her pet. As simple and straight forward this picture might look it actually represent a part of history that talks about the love for animals such as dogs for human companion. Back in the late 1600s people didn't have the need for dogs to be there pets. Dogs are just like any other animal so why would they have them in their house to take care off. Well this lady apparently had a different mind set of this canine and decided to get one as her pet. This represent a huge turn in the dog and human relationship. This lady from the looks of it has taken care of her dog as if it was her own child. The dog is sitting on a nice pillow, looks well groom, and looks happy as well.  This relationship looks so strong that she wants to get a portrait of only her and her dog. This shows that dogs are capable of being raise by human as tho they were part of the family. This portrait basically symbolized the great relationship humans and animals can have together