There’s something about classical art that just turns me off. Endless portraits of pale and plump aristocrats, 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 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 genius 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.

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 them out for yourself, and if you find yourself thirsting for more, there is a previous list here!

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Doctors Orders!

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Hanging Out With Other Redditors

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Nah, April Fools Mates Lol

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Oh No…

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Ahh, The Good Ol’ Days

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No One Can Know

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Packing Like Amazon

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When They Say “Continental”, They Must Mean A Continent Without Food

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Forever And Always

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Now You’re Testing My Patience

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Pocket Man

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When She’s Into Older Guys

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Who’s The Good Boi?

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What Are You Looking At?

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Netflix And Still

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Gonna need some Mega-Bloks for that

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A Magical Moment In Motherhood

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Finding A Guy Like You

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Late Night Work

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This Is Especially Egregious In A Public Restroom

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Booty Call

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Can You Grab Me A Drink?…

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Et Tu, Brotus?

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Steady… Steady…

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Annoying

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And Here I Am

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When It’s 4am At The End Of A Banger

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Rejection In Hd

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But It Is The Size That Matters

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The Worst Kind Of Pet Owners

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I’ve Made A Huge Mistake

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When You Get To Her Palace And She Says She Doesn’t Like Monkey People

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Don’t Be That Guy

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I Always Thought It Was The Bark

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The face when That Happens

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I Don’t Want To Get Up Now

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True Story

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This Trip Bites

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The End Of Every Night Out

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Piss Off Karen

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Politics And Family

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Creepy Guy

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Waking Up Monday Morning

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16th Century Facebook Be Like

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I Knew I Forgot Something

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Going Rafiki In The Rough

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They Have To Be Around Here Somewhere

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Yeah, I’m Gonna Need Another Basket…

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Guilty Pleasure

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Although They Knew It Was The Ethical Thing To Do, The Villagers Realized Taking The “Fighting” Out Of Chicken Fighting Was Far Less Exciting

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Guys Night

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It’s All Natural

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My fave when The Remote Is Over 3 Feet Away And Those 13+ Minute Ads Come On The Television

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Yeah, But When?

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Keepin’ It Real

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Oh No, Not Again…

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iPhones used to look so weird…

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Thin Ice

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can you not?

Foolish Peasants

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and there’s nothing you can do about it

you better be joking

life is life

Life works in weird ways

can you please leave

the struggle is real

savage people

I’m right here notice me

hope she’s worth if (she’s not)

you are not enough

The books will tell you nothing

Why are you like this?

The magical bond of motherhood

but you’re a good friend so you do it anyway

when you meet your nemesis

truly dreadful

Maybe I was waiting for the ice to melt…

Can’t Lose

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It Ain’t Easy Being Sleazy

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awkwardness with no escape

the floor is lava. adult version

I won’t let anyone break your hard. ever

don’t let it slip

maybe you’re not big enough to attract…

The world is cruel enough, you don’t have to joke with me

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I’m still waiting

My plan is to make it through the weekend

that feel though

because they saw what I was eating earlier

more like 2…

and you have to send if before the subject changes

When you get friendzoned by your own mother

It’s beauty sleep, ok?

Hate when this happens

So golden

life advice

silly boy

So this is the original one

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Just stand still until they go away

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I wish I was as rich as all the people I know

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So that means I’m not eating today

They’re so annoying sometimes

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Ok, I’ll just sit there and wait

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what can you do

Doing the best I can

Where do you come from?

If I can’t see you, you can’t see me

do you like me too?

and then he bill comes

Just one more sentence, please?

I can’t take much longer

“Coming Mother!”

The last supper

Worth every penny

The vitamins are taking over

I’d rather be at home right now

You know what you did

Where are we?

Sometimes one night adventures don’t end well

I love you more

true story

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too real

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Aren’t we all?

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it’s just the way I am

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i’m not dying

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The benefits of being antisocial

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goals

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best inspiration

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ewww

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how to get rid of a boy

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stay positivve

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raising a child is hard

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every single time

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Also yelling at them for doing the same thing you did multiple times

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best answer to use at job interview

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yes. Once or twice. Or every single time

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we all know this feeling

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every time

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Ending a relationship is always a hard thing

story of our lives

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I’ve heard you’re into bad boys

There’s always tomorrow

I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be a radio hit

chemistry

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Waking up is always the worst part of the day

Tell me what’s wrong and I’ll change it

I’m already sorry

When talking to anyone is worse than suicide

Good point, can’t argue

It’s always about perspective

that’s me

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When you don’t want to offend none of your friends

I’ll leave a bad review on this product, I swear

“Back in my days…”

They need a saviour

Me In Real Life

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“Nah, I can handle it”

happens all the time

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multiple personality disorder or dating strategy?

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True that

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It’s always the opposite

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when sleep is the only way to escape reality

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surviving another day is the occasion

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sorry mate

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thanks for noticing

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Mean girls

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What if I’m diabetic?

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We all know that couple

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The logical thing to do

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We should all try to be the person we are on your resume

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easy, isn’t it?

Friends forever

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The hope remains

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You are the bestest boy

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Living my best life

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When you try being healthy but friends don’t approve

when your pets realize is going to be another long night

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Living for the drama

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I wouldn’t survive in the wild

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We’re all the same

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And it’s just a week after salary

This mistake again

It’s a dream come true

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I guess I was dead

I guess I was dead

Do you hate when that happens?

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So relatable

you don’t know until you try

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Except the fact that you still can’t fit in your clothes

But mooom

Sometimes it’s just enough

The worst weekend scenario

when you’re not pretty enough on the inside

When he’s too cheesy all the time and you’re too tired of it all

No big plans, just one drink or so

“You’re such a pothead, larry”

Tomorrow is going to be hard

When will it end

And later on you end up the evening simply being double your weight

Just stay away from me, girl

Maybe I was interpreting your words wrong for the whole time