Author: Steve Melcher

Joseph-Benoît Suvée, Flemish

“This Is Caligula, Mrs. Williams, and He’d Like To Personally Apologize For Putting Those Fire Ants in Your Tunic Last Week. Isn’t That Right, Caligula?,” 1795

Oil on canvas

 

Johann Michael Neder, Austrian

That Painting I Couldn’t Post On My Blog Because the Boy Is Giving the Bird, 1836

Oil on mahogany

Eugène Delacroix, French

“Excusez-Moi, Messieurs. Mes Yeux Sont Là En Haut,” 1830

Oil on canvas

Arthur Perigal the Elder, English/Scottish

“Okay, You Guys — Doug’s Car Just Pulled Up Outside. Now Remember, When He Walks In, Everybody Yell ‘Surprise!’,” 1828

Oil on canvas 

Johann Michael Neder, Austrian

ABC’s “The View”: The Early Years, 1873

Oil on panel

Hippolyte Flandrin, French

“Sorry, Everybody. I Just Came From the Gym and Didn’t Have Time To Change,” 1832

Oil on canvas

Bartholomeus van Hove, Dutch

“Well, So Much For the Flash Mob. Are You Sure We Weren’t Supposed To Meet in a Painting From SEVENteen-25?” 1825

Oil on panel

 

Jean-Léon Gérôme, French

After His Unfortunate Run-In With That Lion in the Arena, “Lefty” Was Going To Need a New Nickname, Date Unknown

Oil on panel

Eduard Pistorius, German

“What Do You Say We Give Your Brother a Little Lesson in Physics? Onnnnne…Twooooo…,” 1839

Oil on canvas

 

Eduard Pistorius, German

Profiteers Hawking Their Wares During the Great Bathroom Tissue Shortage of 1641, 1832

Oil on canvas