40 Funniest Classical Art Memes That Somehow Summed Up Modern Life This Week (July 27, 2025)

Classical art was made for museums…until the internet gave it new life as memes. These old paintings somehow capture modern moods perfectly.

From side-eyes in oil to full-on Renaissance-level drama, these classical art memes prove people have always been just a little bit unhinged.

1. Oh, yea, buy a house, why didn’t I think of that?

2. “Be honest with me but like in a way that doesn’t hurt my feelings and isn’t honest”

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V0017679 An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower o
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An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.
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