21 Classical Art Memes to Paint You a Portrait of Funnies Today (July 1, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."

Jul 1, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

Happy first day of July, classical portraiture enthusiasts. The month of July in the U.S. symbolizes a historical time. We gained our independence, wrote up a couple of foundational documents that we abide by to this day, and we eat lots of hot dogs this month…

What I'm getting at here, though, is that it's an extra historical time for us. We urge you to lean into the history of everything, and today, we're talking about classical era memes. Well, they weren't created in the classical era, but you get what I mean.

Though it seems like time just keeps going by quicker and quicker with each breath, it's important to stop, take a breather, and allow yourself to indulge in the pleasures of day-to-day life. In this case, memes. Humor has a funny way of withstanding time, no matter how much it relies on context. The context may change, but what we humans find funny almost never does. That's why memes are so cyclical—everything will have its moment in the spotlight, then it's moment in the spotlight again, and then again, and so on. Don't believe me? Scroll below.