Painting from Beauty & Beast series, Lea Fuchs, 100x100 cm,  Mixed on canvas, 2012   For thousands of years, felines were spiritual and cultural symbols for mankind that were worshipped and feared. Prehistorically, religions considered giant carnivores as a preferential messenger to another world. The wild cats have been regarded by humans with awe. Lions and leopards appeared in European cave art as old as 30.000 years ago. https://www.france-voyage.com/tourism/ photos-chauvet-pont-arc-cave-2095.htm Several