21 Classical Art Memes for the Fairest of Maidens and Noblest of Knights (January 14th, 2025)

Sometimes, looking at a painting can get boring. So naturally, folks started making memes out of paintings because that's easier for the masses to digest. I'm not judging—you can go so far with a painting, but you can go even further with a meme. Memes are limitless, they are infinite. That's why when you combine the power and history of art with the iron fist of meme culture and the human condition, you get one of the most perfect creations in the world—classical art memes.

Yup, that's right. The fairest maidens and the noblest of knights come from near and far to look at these bad boys. As humans, we feel connections to the ancestors of our pasts. One of the most innate feelings is to be human, and artists from long ago capture humanity perfectly. Though humanity changes, our core remains the same. We love, we hurt, and we weep. That's why classical art memes are the best. They make fun of the way we do everything, and there's nothing better than laughing at ourselves when we're down. It makes everything a bit more bearable. Please scroll below and let us paint you a portrait of classical funnies on this fine Tuesday.

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Let me tell you… This has happened to me more times than I can count.
You know when you're in a tense conversation with someone and you just have to share it with your best friend? You take a screenshot of the conversation in hopes of getting some advice on what to say back to them, grasping at straws for your BFF to teach you how to be a human being in your response. Nothing makes the crickets as LOUD as possible like sending a screenshot of a conversation to the person you're actively in conversation with. It's like a public humiliation ritual brought upon you by you.
In most conversations, when this happens, you can save face. But if you're texting a prospective special someone… Well, it was nice while it lasted.
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