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23 Historical Art Pieces Turned Into Memes

Two images from /r/trippinthroughtime
Two images from /r/trippinthroughtime

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Published February 21, 2025

Published February 21, 2025

Everyone has seen classical art before, whether it be in school, at work, or as a personal interest. Classical art is any old, historical painting depicting life in the past. These artworks showcase what life was like way back in the day and they are pretty cool to see. Surprisingly, as old as these memes are, they are kind of relatable, in a weird way. Sometime it seems as if modern people are in these paintings.

These very cool paintings showcase all kinds of situations from life in the old days. From home life to work to pet ownership to childcare, there is so much to discover through these paintings. While of course the world was different back then, there are also moments that seem so familiar. This makes for some pretty great meme-worthy content.

So, for those who want a different style of meme to enjoy today, here is a collection of classical art memes. These 23 memes provide a fresh take on relatable memes that remind people things haven't changed too much since the old days.

Oops

(Source: Redd)

No clue

(Source: Redd)

AI is weird

(Source: Redd)

Wink wink

(Source: Redd)

Not at all

(Source: Redd)

Tired of it

(Source: Redd)

Current mood

(Source: Redd)

Terrible jazz hands

(Source: Redd)

Get it?

(Source: Redd)

Done

(Source: Redd)

Historical cats

(Source: Redd)

He ded

(Source: Redd)

Nothing going on here

(Source: Redd)

Yeah… yeah…

(Source: Redd)

So lonely

(Source: Redd)

Please do not

(Source: Reddit)

Miscommunication

(Source: Redd)

The worst part

(Source: Redd)

Phew

(Source: Redd)

Birds aren't real

(Source: Redd)

What a year…

(Source: Redd)

Behold

(Source: Redd)

Home alone

(Source: Reddit)

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