Blue-and-white painting of the White Cat from Madame d’Aulnoy’s fairy tale, portrayed in jeweled royal dress and surrounded by flowers, from Anna Sokolova’s Literary Cat Compendium.

The White Cat

Blue-and-white painting of Behemoth, the black cat from Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, surrounded by ornate flowers, butterflies and a winged scarab, from Anna Sokolova’s Literary Cat Compendium.

Behemoth

Literary Cat Compendium

A contemporary Delft Blue series exploring literary symbolism and magical realism.

Blue-and-white painting of Tomcat Murr, the literary cat from E.T.A. Hoffmann’s novel, surrounded by books, musical notes, flowers and moths, from Anna Sokolova’s Literary Cat Compendium.

Tomcat Murr

Blue-and-white painting of Persephone as a cat, surrounded by pomegranates, flowers, moths and mythological symbols, from Anna Sokolova’s Literary Cat Compendium.

Persephone