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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The Nemean Housecat
Stomach Rolls Are Awesome
Confession
Scientific Theory
So So Hard
I think the point is that there are a lot of women who don't tell their boyfriends or husbands what's wrong and then get angry when he doesn't guess it.
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Some women don't tell men what's wrong and then get angry when he doesn't guess. That's the problem.
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When I first got married to my husband, at mealtimes everytime I answered "whatever you're in the mood for dear" to make him happy. Later he would get frustrated with me "You need to tell me where YOU want to go". Ok, I'd start telling exactly what I wanted when I wanted it and how I wanted it, no mystery, full instructions and every specification outlined. Suddenly he's complaining "ugh, you have so many requirements and preferences, I can't be bothered to learn all this, we're just having Chinese tonight because that's what I'm in the mood for". Men are just as bloomin' difficult, and EVERY man i've ever been around, romantically or not, NEVER makes his actual thoughts known and expects every woman to read his mind. It's a two-way damn street. USE YOUR WORDS, USE YOUR WORDS.
What you should have done was say "Here's an example of a good restaurant to go to. Do you like that or would you like a different one?" There is a medium ground between telling him nothing vs always choosing yourself.
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Where do you want to go for dinner? "I dont know, you pick" Are you okay? "Im fine" What do you want for Valentines day? "Nothing"
And other ways the woman in your life tells you she wants you to think for yourself and stop relying on her for every little thing.
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Men have to realize that women have to be "mysterious" because that's part of what makes them attractive.
Just one reason I don't like Regency novels. Plus, the people didn't bathe very often.
Yeah, man can it hard to hear many a valued woman's delightful mystery through his own ego....:+}
If there was a way to know what they think/feel. Life's mysteries I guess.
I think the issue is women who say they are fine and then get angry at men for not guessing the problem.
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I think the issue is that there are many women who say they are fine and then get angry at men for not guessing what the problem is.
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Could you tell your female friends to stop trying to "hint" to their boyfriends at what they want and just say what they want instead?
Load More Replies... The problem is with women who say they are fine and then get angry at men for not guessing the problem.
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Even women are allowed to not know or not care. If this is the only thing that comes to your mind when reading this I see no problem at all.
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Medieval Artists Never Saw A Cat
Is it just me or the "cat" in lower left looks like holding a rat-gun?
Zzzzzzzzz
Furthermore, I'm not "a pouty bitch who doesn't own a comb", I'm "a pre-Raphaelite diva"
Picky Little S**ts, Ain’t They?
It Do Be Like That
Please Leave
Please Like And Subscribe
The Good Old Days
The Other Side Is For The Cameraman
This was actually common during their time. This is why you don't put your elbows on the table--it can fall over.
I Feel This
Gotta Get Creative With All That S**t
Thanks I'm Cured
The Baggy Look
Take That, Peons
100% Off
Grammar
If he doesn't know how to use there, their and they're, is he really the one?
What A Charmer
Figaro - Magnifico
The Moment Of Regret
When you realise that the hat that looked so flattering in the shop just doesn't look the same when you get it home
He Had A Type
Brilliant, although Mary Tudor, Edward VI and Elizabeth I might beg to differ
The Truth Comes Out
Sorry About The Assumption
Back In My Day
Any They Never Saw Her Again
Every Single Time
The Greatest Time...of All Time
I Have The High Ground!
Word Problems
Pondering Infinite Possibilities
The Everyday Struggle
We Don't Do Science Here
Listening To The Floor Creak Ominously
Lucky Day
Infinity Crisis
When you're in deep mourning but still need to relax with a racy novel
I Agree 100%
I'd Just Pretend To Be Busy All The Time
Relatable
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Got You Right Where I Want You
There's Always Next Year
Life-Bro Tips
Richard In Accounting Approves Of This Meme
Intelligence
Note: this post originally had 139 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
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.
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.
