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When you look at the works of the great masters like Rembrandt, Botticelli, Rubens, Holbein and a bunch of others, it seems like the reality portrayed there couldn’t be further from today.
Things like rabbit hunting, an afternoon tea in a busy salon, rocking full armor in historical combat, and pottery wheel throwing are now replaced by UberEats, Meta-connecting with friends (Facebook, what are you up to now?), treating yourself with a fancy avocado toast on a so-called healthy evening, and even fancier margaritas on the indulgent nights.
But creative people on the Reddit community ‘Tripping Through Time’ have found a way to make these classical paintings not just relevant, but basically translate them into the language of our times. How? By making memes!
So scroll down through the hilarious list of memes that transgress time and give us some universal and lasting things to cringe at! Psst! After you’re done, check out more art history memes here and here, and don’t be greedy, share the link with that friend who drinks their tea from a cup with Mona Lisa.
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#1
The Nemean Housecat
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
They're too busy trying to find inoffensive things to censor.
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Kirsten Kerkhof 3 years ago
Or alternatively: Hercules trying to get his cat to open its mouth after it ate something completely inedible.
Julia Atkinson 3 years ago
Related subject: Laocoon regretting the day he gave his sons those pet snakes
Marlow Del Razo Lane 3 years ago
YES!!! THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO GIVE MY DOG A PILL!!!!
Cybele Spanjaard 3 years ago
When one has tried to pill a cat all these sculptures are extremely accurate..LOL
yellowphantom 3 years ago
I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. The memories of gouged up arms and soggy, partially chewed pills later found under the sofa....
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#2
Stomach Rolls Are Awesome
#3
Confession
#4
Scientific Theory
#5
So So Hard
#6
Damn, I Hate It When This Happens
#7
Medieval Artists Never Saw A Cat
Manndy Fisher 3 years ago
Is it just me or the "cat" in lower left looks like holding a rat-gun?
#8
Zzzzzzzzz
Julia Atkinson 3 years ago
Furthermore, I'm not "a pouty bitch who doesn't own a comb", I'm "a pre-Raphaelite diva"
#9
Picky Little S**ts, Ain’t They?
#10
It Do Be Like That
#11
Please Leave
#12
Please Like And Subscribe
#13
The Good Old Days
#14
The Other Side Is For The Cameraman
Bee / she/her 3 years ago
This was actually common during their time. This is why you don't put your elbows on the table--it can fall over.
#15
I Feel This
#16
Gotta Get Creative With All That S**t
#17
Thanks I'm Cured
#19
The Baggy Look
#20
Take That, Peons
#21
100% Off
#22
Grammar
Jane Pearl 3 years ago
If he doesn't know how to use there, their and they're, is he really the one?
#23
What A Charmer
#24
Figaro - Magnifico
#25
The Moment Of Regret
Julia Atkinson 3 years ago
When you realise that the hat that looked so flattering in the shop just doesn't look the same when you get it home
#26
He Had A Type
Julia Atkinson 3 years ago
Brilliant, although Mary Tudor, Edward VI and Elizabeth I might beg to differ
#27
The Truth Comes Out
#28
Sorry About The Assumption
#29
Back In My Day
#30
Any They Never Saw Her Again
#31
Every Single Time
#32
The Greatest Time...of All Time
#34
I Have The High Ground!
#35
Word Problems
#36
Pondering Infinite Possibilities
#38
The Everyday Struggle
#39
We Don't Do Science Here
#40
Listening To The Floor Creak Ominously
#41
Lucky Day
#42
Infinity Crisis
Julia Atkinson 3 years ago
When you're in deep mourning but still need to relax with a racy novel
#43
I Agree 100%
#44
I'd Just Pretend To Be Busy All The Time
#45
Relatable
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#46
Got You Right Where I Want You
#47
There's Always Next Year
#48
Life-Bro Tips
#49
Richard In Accounting Approves Of This Meme
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RandomHumanBean 3 years ago (edited)
the knowledge i take away from this post: people used to not know what cats or babies or surprised/tired people looked like unless they were drawing cats they saw while painting people at a table at dinner.
RandomHumanBean 3 years ago (edited)
the knowledge i take away from this post: people used to not know what cats or babies or surprised/tired people looked like unless they were drawing cats they saw while painting people at a table at dinner.
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