Ever tried to paint a cat? Turns out, it’s not as easy as you might expect. It certainly wasn’t for these medieval artists anyway. While they excelled at painting religious scenes, portraits of Royalty and naked ladies, cats proved to be an altogether different challenge.

While most of them have got the basic shape of a cat down, it is the face that seems to provide the biggest problem. Instead of the cute, feline features we all know and love, the artists instead appear to favor a grim, almost human look that mostly makes them look a bit, well, scary.

Here’s a collection of some of the best (worst) cat paintings out there. Don’t forget to vote and comment for your favourites!

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