renaissance

Sometimes renaissance moments just happen in everyday life, and these photographers were lucky enough to capture them at the perfect moment. Go check out /r/AccidentalRenaissance for plenty more Assumption-esque works of art!

Instead of going to a boring museum or reading a tedious textbook in your art history class, suggest to your teacher that you review some of these classical art memes instead. Will they help you actually learn about art history? Probably not, but they are funny and relatable, so what's the harm in that?

Much of the classical art you see in modern-day museums is absolutely beautiful. And then there's the not-so-well-known stuff you see on the internet, like some of the following, that makes us say "what the actual f*ck." Like, what the heck were people even doing back then? If anyone has any answers, we'd really like to know.

Take a little stroll through an art museum with these classics!

Classical art just has a way of always being relatable, no matter the century.

Medieval Reactions is an excellent Twitter account that combines three of our favorite things: memes, witty tweets and classical art. What more could you need?

Hopefully these memes can turn your frown upside down!