23 Classical Art Memes to Paint You a Portrait of Funnies Today (August 26, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."

Aug 26, 2025 4:00 PM EDT

The meme gallery is here once again. Meme enthusiasts and artists alike, we present to you a curated collection of the most timelessly funny memes, applicable to those who lived during the classical era and the 2020s. The human experience is cyclical, as we all know, and our most primal urges and feelings have existed for thousands of years. How do I know this? Well, the proof is in the art (and the memes).

You've heard the usual spiel; Classical art memes draw connections to centuries passed and the current century we're living in now. What were these artists thinking when they painted something that almost looked like a horse, but instead, it looked like a human in a horse suit? A lot of the lesser-known artists' way of thinking will never be known by the public, and I think that's kind of awesome. I mean, we can create our own narratives, untouched by real-life context. What's more fun than making up stuff? Nothing, that's what.

A lot of classical era paintings seem to be painted with the intention of being used for nihilistic, sarcastic memes. Obviously, this is not actually true, as memes didn't exist conceptually or in their lexicon, but it's funny to think about. Anywho, step into the meme exhibit, and don't get lost!