Author: Steve Melcher

 

Joseph Denis Odevaere, Southern Netherlandish

For the Past Year, Trevor Had Been Going To a Therapist For His Dyslexia. Or At Least That’s What He THOUGHT the Sign on the Door Said, 1805

Oil on canvas

André Brouillet, French

If Dracula Had Been Transylvania Dutch, 1888

Oil on canvas

Jean-Simon Berthélemy/Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, French

“Here You Go, Dude. It’s Called ‘Fire.’ It’ll Come in Handy When You’re Cooking Your Food, Lighting Your Villages, and Requesting Encores at Fleetwood Mac Concerts,” 1802/re-painted in 1826

Oil on canvas

Artist Unknown

“Yeah, I Might Have Overdone It With the Fertilizer On My Portabello Mushrooms This Year,” 1799

Watercolor on paper

Thomas Christian Wink, German

“With All Due Respect, When It Comes To Affordable Housing, You’re More Like Alexander the Meh,” 1782

Oil on copper

Wilhelm von Kobell, German

Now That the Field Had Gotten Plowed, Father Figured It Was His Turn, 1800

Watercolor

 

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French

That Creepy Mom Who Breastfeeds Her Kids Until They’re 8, 1871

Oil on canvas

Charles Spencelayh, English

The Painting That Got Steven Spielberg Cancelled, 1931

Oil on canvas

Angelica Kauffmann, British

“Okay, Let’s Try Not To Make the Same Mistake You Made With the Last Girl. Remember, Don’t Bring Up the Topic of Your Crushing Student Loan Debt Until At Least the Second Date,” 1790

Oil on canvas