45 Funny Classical Art Memes That Make The Past Look Way Too Relatable (December 2, 2024)

Classical art was probably meant to be admired in museums or studied in textbooks, but leave it to the internet to turn it into funny memes. These paintings may be centuries old, but somehow they perfectly capture the chaos, pettiness, and awkwardness of modern life.

Whether it’s a look that screams “I told you so” or a pose that says “Why am I like this?”—these funny classical art memes prove the old masters were way ahead of their time.


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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.