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How many art history majors had to listen to their parents say, "You'll never make a career out of this!" while they were in college? Well, they probably never thought that curating a meme page based on classical art could technically be considered a career! An average art history major in the U.S. earns $62,000 a year. But what's that compared to the currency that is online clout?

On the internet, not even famous works of art are safe from being memed. But that's not a bad thing, and if you previously thought that it's a desecration of a sacred art form, you might change your opinion after you scroll through this selection of classical art memes from the "classical.art.memes" page on Instagram.

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#1

Ancient painting humorously captioned with modern text about a man and a fierce lion, showcasing comedy gold.

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Tabitha
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1 year ago

Giving a cat or dog a pill.

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    #2

    Two men in an old painting with modern captions creating comedy by adding humorous dialogue about experiencing episodes and a painter.

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    😂😂😂😂

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    #3

    Modern captions added to old paintings showing people in quiet, reflective moments with comedic effect.

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    The Majestic Opossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Me on vacation with my family, waiting 2 hours for them to wake up. Most peaceful part of the trip 😁

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    #4

    Old painting with modern captions referencing The Simpsons and future, creating comedy gold with humorous contrast.

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    SchadenFreudian Psychology
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Attention Simpsons writers: Please make an episode where authoritarians and bullies are all disappeared somewhere, and the world has peace and prosperity, and everybody is pretty chill.

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    #5

    Old painting humor with modern caption showing a stork delivering a baby before birth control in 1950s era.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    If only a certain mother in the 1940s had done this!

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    #6

    Classic painting with modern caption humor about sleeplessness and reflection, showcasing comedy gold through updated captions.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    Shut up brain, shut up brain, shut up brain, let's think about a random incident that happened five years ago and what I should have said.

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    #7

    Old painting humor with modern captions showing a man asking about bedroom fantasies and a woman replying about sleep.

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    The Majestic Opossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    That's just a psychotic hallucination at this point 🤣

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    #8

    Old painting of a forest scene with animals and a bearded man, humorously captioned with modern text for comedy gold.

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    Bored Retsuko
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    What BP considers a "classical art" meme

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    #9

    Six old paintings of Henry VIII's wives with modern smiling faces added, creating comedy gold with updated captions.

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    The Short Lady
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    If I had killed him when I met him, I'd be out of prison now.

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    #10

    Two women in an old painting with modern captions creating comedy gold about life and emotions.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    Seconded.

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    #11

    Two women in vintage dresses with modern captions added, showcasing comedy gold through humorous dialogue in old paintings.

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    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago

    Me, too. Let's start a club! First we'll design our own multi-level sandwich.

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    #12

    Skeleton humorously emerging from a coffin with modern captions added to old paintings for comedy gold.

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    Niki
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Again, I feel SEEN!

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    #13

    Woman in medieval dress looks out over stone wall by the sea with added modern caption humor from old painting.

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    ƒιѕн
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Shipped from China via row boat

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    #14

    Modern captions added to old paintings showing a woman reflecting sadly with tea and breakfast at a table.

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    The Majestic Opossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    That'll show 'em!

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    #15

    Close-up of a classical painting with a modern caption creating comedy gold by adding humor to old art.

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    The Majestic Opossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Am I really a 12 year old boy?? Hmmm...

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    Never miss a story that brings joy to the world. Add us on Google

    #16

    Old painting with modern funny captions about sand's name and tobacco pipe, showcasing comedy through added modern captions.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    Why did the beach blush? Because the seaweed.

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    #17

    Humorous modern caption added to old painting showing God with a cup referencing oceans and salt, creating comedy gold.

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    Jaimie Dempsey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    DiCaprio meme!

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    #18

    Old painting humor with modern captions showing Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf discussing body shaming in a comedic style.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    "Ha ha! Granny big nose! Granny big nose!" "You deserve to be eaten you cheeky little shīt!"

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    #19

    Medieval painting with modern caption humor about adding the alphabet into math, showcasing comedy gold in art.

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    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Which alphabet? Yes.

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    #20

    Humorous modern caption added to old painting featuring a bat and a conversation about creating goth bats.

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    Grm Moore
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Bats are NOT birds. The germans have it right - Flying Mouse. Fledermaus.

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    #21

    Roman soldier in ancient armor reacting humorously to the collapse of an empire, modern captions on old paintings comedy gold.

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    MyNameIsNotAPortent
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    It’s only bone spurs

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    #22

    Old painting of a serious elderly person with a modern comedic caption about living in Spain with a silent S.

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    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago

    I live in Hungary but the a is silent.

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    #23

    Woman in old painting with modern caption expressing conflicting feelings about being single and lonely, comedy gold style

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    ƒιѕн
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Can relate, also, I spy with my little eye...

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    #24

    Old painting with modern caption about dieting humor, showcasing comedy gold through creative modern captions on classic art.

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    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago

    Anyone else think this toddler might be dressed as a pope for Halloween?

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    #25

    Man painting a bird labeled anxiety in my head, with an egg labeled the problem, humorous modern caption on old painting.

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    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    99% of everything I ever worried about never happened. Worry works!

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    #26

    Old painting humorously captioned with modern text showing a chaotic room with broken furniture and smoke.

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    Niki
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    This is devastatingly accurate.

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    #27

    Modern captions added to old painting showing a giant mythological creature carrying a person in a wooden box.

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    Logicgrrl
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    More times than I can count.

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    #28

    Black and white old painting edited with modern captions showing a demon telling dad jokes during sleep paralysis.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
    Community Member
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    1 year ago

    I was on the train to work and the conductor told me he had to charge me extra for telling dad jokes. I told him that's not fare.

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    #29

    Old painting with modern captions showing a man asking a woman why she sleeps so much, humorous comedy gold.

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    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    "Oh Father of mine, if only you knew"

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    #30

    Woman in old painting reading messages with modern captions added for comedy gold and humor.

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    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    How do I apologise and keep my own face?

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    #31

    Old painting humor with modern captions showing people tossing a man in traditional clothing, creating comedy gold.

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    SchadenFreudian Psychology
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Hey, don’t question it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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    #32

    Old painting with modern captions showing a man in water saying save me and Jesus asking JPG or PDF in a comedy setup.

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    Some Random Person
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Laughed a little bit too hard

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    #33

    Old painting humor with modern captions showing a man and woman with a witty gender neutral term joke.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Keeping this for when my non-binary polyamous child has a significantly younger partner....

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    #34

    Medieval painting with modern caption about sleep paralysis humor, highlighting comedy in adding modern captions.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    "Where were you last night?"

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    #35

    Two old paintings with modern captions added for comedy, featuring family interactions and humorous dialogue.

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    The Majestic Opossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    But I did get my puppy! There's your grandkid!

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    #36

    Young woman in a vintage dress with modern caption added, creating comedy gold through modern captions on old paintings.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
    Community Member
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    1 year ago (edited)

    My background music, Carmina Burana, Tubular Bells, the music from Psycho.

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    #37

    A humorous modern caption added to an old statue showing a man with a hand raised like stopping someone.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
    Community Member
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    1 year ago

    Who's taking my photo when I am sat on the bog parking my breakfast?

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    #38

    Old painting with modern captions showing cats dancing in a circle, exemplifying comedy gold from modern captions on old paintings.

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    Tabitha
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Outside your window? Lucky. You ought to hear the parties my cats have inside my house!

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    #39

    Two women in an old painting with modern captions, a humorous example of adding comedy gold to classic art.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
    Community Member
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    1 year ago

    Same thing.

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    #40

    Medieval painting with modern comedic caption about friendship while following the star to Bethlehem on camels.

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    Poppy
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I kind of think they're more than just friends tho

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    #41

    Two people in old painting with modern captions creating comedy gold about personality and disorder.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    " I collect disorders."

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    #42

    Old painting of a man at a desk with modern comedic caption about reverse psychology and job hiring.

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    Dan Cone
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    me: no its ok I dont want this job

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    #43

    Humorous modern caption added to old painting showing a holy figure offering a glowing drink with a halo.

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    Linda van A.
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    🎶 holy water in my lungs 🎶

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    #44

    Two women in old painting with modern captions creating comedy gold via funny dialogue about appearance.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    Tired of being ugly?

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    #45

    Classical painting humor with modern captions showing a demon summoning scene for comedy gold and funny art memes.

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    Logicgrrl
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Boy, that's happened to all of us, amirite?

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    #46

    Three old paintings of women with brooms humorously captioned about deleting overly-dramatic posts modernly.

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    ƒιѕн
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    This comment has been deleted.

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    #47

    Woman in a vintage painting looking upset with a modern humorous caption about overthinking and bad moods.

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    Phantom Phoenix
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    1 year ago

    I overthink. Therefore, I over-am?

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    #48

    Modern captions added to old paintings create comedy gold with humorous text message style dialogue between historical figures.

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    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    "Agreed, bye"

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    #49

    Woman looking away while man leans in to talk, a modern caption added for comedy on old painting.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    "You're the nobody I was talking about."

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    #50

    Modern captions added to an old painting showing chaos and destruction around a temple for comedic effect.

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    Tabitha
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    1 year ago (edited)

    Constantly under siege. The older I get the more I can relate.

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    #51

    Historic painting with modern caption humorously referencing discovering song lyrics, showcasing comedy gold with old paintings and modern captions.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    I do not get this one?

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    #52

    Woman in old painting holding an orange with a modern caption about hotel breakfast disappointment, comedy gold concept.

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    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Or would you prefer a banana?

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    #53

    A modern caption added to an old painting showing a humorous conversation about age and email address.

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    DerpPlerp
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    This would have to be @hotmail.com to be accurate 😂

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    #54

    Old painting with modern comedy caption where a man asks what the problem is and a woman replies sarcastically.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    Sounds about right, although someone literally got fücked up 9 months prior.

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    #55

    Woman in old painting holding opera glasses with modern caption about judging outfits while wearing black, comedic modern captions on art.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Black is what judges are supposed to wear.

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    #56

    Old painting with modern captions humorously showing socializing leading to solitude, highlighting comedy gold from modern captions.

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    Cristi nah
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Everything is fun and laugther until Schopenhauer

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    #57

    Old painting humor with modern captions showing Newton studying light and colors during a European plague, comedic art update.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    Isaac Newton LGBTQ+ icon.

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    #58

    Woman sleeping in bed holding a book, modern captions added to old paintings for comedy gold.

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    keyboardtek
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    1 year ago

    Falling asleep while reading is the best form of sleep!

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    #59

    Old painting humor with modern captions showing a man and woman in a comedic interaction, illustrating comedy gold moments.

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    Caleb
    Community Member
    11 months ago

    so true tho

    #60

    Couple in vintage attire walking in garden with modern captions added for comedy gold in old paintings.

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    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Those striped socks, though...

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    #61

    Old painting with modern caption humor about discovering gravity but failing to attract anyone, featuring comedy gold.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Don't give a fig about it, Newton.

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    #62

    Vintage painting humorously captioned with modern text about relationships, showcasing comedy gold with modern captions on old paintings.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    😄😯😬😢

    #63

    Old painting with modern captions showing a man telling a woman she has a week left to live, creating comedy gold.

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    #64

    Two men in old painting style shaking hands with modern captions about sleeping, showcasing comedy gold from modern captions.

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    #65

    Two people with covered faces in a modern captioned old painting, creating comedy gold with humor and art.

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    Tabitha
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Hey, all cats are black in the dark.

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    #66

    A classical painting with modern captions creating comedy gold by adding humorous dialogue between two figures.

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    #67

    A man in a red jester costume sitting thoughtfully in a chair with a modern caption added for comedy.

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    Peeka_Mimi
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    1 year ago

    This guy looks like Stephen Miller, the NÂZI rectal polyp.

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    #68

    A classical painting of a woman in a pink and yellow dress with a modern caption creating comedy gold.

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    Never Snarky
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    When trying to fall asleep at night.

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    #69

    Medieval painting of animals in a choir with a modern funny caption, showcasing comedy gold with modern captions on old paintings.

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    Caleb
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    11 months ago

    "Did you hear the news? Hell just froze over!"

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    #70

    Two women in old painting with modern captions about tagging each other in memes, showcasing comedy gold.

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    #71

    A humorous modern caption added to an old painting, blending comedy with classic art style.

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    Janissary35680
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    1 year ago (edited)

    This is possibly a vignette from an old map or travelogue. Mapmakers and artists used to populate exotic lands with figures like these.

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    #72

    Old painting humor with modern captions showing a person stretched between horses, illustrating social comedy gold moments.

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    Poppy
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Wait. You guys have a friend group?

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    #73

    Classical portrait with modern captions showing a man staring intensely, creating comedy gold from old paintings.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Daniel Radcliffe?

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    #74

    Old painting humor with modern captions showing a couple kissing, highlighting comedy gold in memes.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    1 year ago

    Not the baby shark song. The baby shark song is not a song you want to hear over and over. So be sure not to think of the baby shark song. Okay guys? No baby shark song, do not think about the baby shark song.

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    #75

    Old painting with modern captions about conversation awkwardness and sending memes, showcasing comedy gold humor.

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    Caleb
    Community Member
    11 months ago

    or emojis

    #76

    Alt text: Humorous modern caption added to old painting showing a doctor and patient in a comedic conversation.

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    Der Kommissar
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Patient; it hurts in these two places. Doctor; Then, don't go to those places.

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    #77

    Old painting with modern captions showing a humorous conversation, showcasing comedy gold with added modern captions.

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    #78

    Old painting humor with modern captions showing a man’s surprised and pleased reaction, comedy gold in art.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I demand a recount.

    #79

    Old painting with modern captions humorously depicting two women talking about hurting feelings as a non-profit organization in comedy style.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Gay conversion camp? Whoops - I forgot - "non-profit".

    #80

    Old painting humor with modern captions showing a man flirting with a woman, creating comedy gold through witty dialogue.

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