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There's something about classical art that just turns me off. Endless portraits of pale and plump aristocrats looking all fancy in the classical paintings, bucolic rural scenes, religious iconography... I can certainly appreciate the skill and relevance back in the pre-photography age, but these days we need a message!

What is a better way to make these historical artifacts more accessible to the youth of today than to turn them into memes? Entertaining, amusing and easily shareable, a whole new generation is being exposed to the famous paintings of Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Goya, and friends, albeit with a cheeky modern twist that would likely make them turn in their graves if they knew about these art memes.

We here at Bored Panda have compiled a hilarious list of our favorite classical art memes, to help you decipher what those enigmatic old artists were really trying to say! Scroll down below to check the newest memes out for yourself, and if you find yourself thirsting for more, there is a previous list of these art-themed funny memes here!

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Hilarious Classical Art Memes

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Gabriela
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you go shopping on boxing day but you don't technically end up "buying" something

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"Back In My Days..."

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Wil Vanderheijden
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, them good ol' days where yo had to walk 40 miles in the snow to go to school. That is after you delivered the newspapers and fed all the farm animals. That's when the houses were so tiny you could only have small talk and where you would sleep in the refrigerator to stay warm.

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Magpie
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

" "A cardboard box you say?" we would have loved living in a cardboard box!!! "

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Ashley Say Wha?!?
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never ever ever did I once think of the fact that Vikings or whomever they are ever had to wear skis while in a brutal looking battle, not ever, never ever.

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Kevin Tengesdal
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But wait, these school kids are going downhill, and not uphill both ways!

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Claire Armstrong
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh aye, we used to have one pair of shoes to share amongst us, and they were wooden shoes at that! Got that story countless times from my papa lol! What I'd give to hear it again, he died 5yrs ago! But his stories will be with us forever xx

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Kristin Malliet
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My parents peppered my childhood with stories...feet of snow, miles and miles, chased by dogs, toes getting frostbite, all to get to a one room schoolhouse.

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Obodo Linda
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG... I thought this was just African parents doing this. Lmao

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E Tc
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ancestors being Scottish and Viking, DID go to school this way LMBO

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Neo Conderson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Dude, this is boring. Let's hit the moguls. Black diamond action!"

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Leigh C.
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a depiction of the origins of skiing. The Norse would use skies to be able to glide quietly, but swiftly, so not to scare away the animals they are hunting. Some would even launch themselves off bumps and shoot animals with bows and arrows. It's sorta eerie in a way when you first learn about it.

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Fadhuwa Hussain
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WELL I WENT TO SCHOOL IN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. HA! (definitely using this one on my grand children.)😂

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Joann Barry
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK pal, if that bear comes after us again, you use the ax and I'll jab it in the middle.

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Marzena Helena Leino
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom walked [at least once as she says] a big distance [unknown length] deep in snow without any proper winter clothing only to get some herrings which her mother craved on just that snowy and frosty day. Not to school but just to please mommy and what you say ? :) Honestly I have always doubted it .... LOL

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Lindsey Rose
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bruh i do not understand a word your saying when I was a kid i-i was NORMAL and took the BUS

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PandaPandaPAnda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to fight tyrannosaurus rex with nunchucks! the t-rex had nunchucks?

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Chuck Brandon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Picture is incorrect. They should be skiing uphill.....both ways. At least that’s what I had to do.

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Ray Odgers
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now we provide limo services to get to school, people don't realize that %37 of education budget is going to wheels on the bus. No country in the world spends money on limo services except 1.

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Netflix And Still

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would question who watches Netflix with their breasts out :)

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When You Try Being Healthy But Friends Don't Approve

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Who's The Good Boi?

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Hilarious Classical Art Memes

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Annie Hu
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you know, no one ever reads them. we all just sign our names or click "I agree"

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Foolish Peasants

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I must be beyond an intellectual because i judge people for the mistakes I'm currently making

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Do You Hate When That Happens?

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a man with a tree branch growing out of his head with an owl sitting on it!

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If I Can't See You, You Can't See Me

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#43

I Guess I Was Dead

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pandamonium
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd like to take a nap and woke up after the sun set. Was seriously disoriented when i woke

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The Struggle Is Real

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Oh No Not Again

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Luis Milian
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when you come out the womb and realize there is a FreAking cow next to you!!

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