It’s time for another meander through the art gallery of memes that painters from the past and memers from the present have graciously brought to us on a silver platter (our phones).

Though you might not identify yourself as an art historian by any means, you likely are an internet archivist in the loosest sense. Do you screenshot memes to keep forever, ensuring you never lose them? Do you send memes to your friends daily, spreading the good word of comedy for all who are open to experiencing it?

You’re a historian! Well, not really, but you possess some qualities of one. Making sociological sense of the world around us through media, especially in a century where media is our primary source of connecting with culture, is integral to our survival. Why? Well, you need to know about the world to live in it, right?

Classical art memes offer a glimpse into the weird world of humanity. As humans, we all experience the same feelings in different contexts, and seeing a funny face from a portrait centuries ago that we create in our living room mirrors is jarring (but super cool). Also, classical art memes are quite sarcastic. It’s really a win-win situation. Scroll below to see what we mean.