Author: Steve Melcher

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr., American

The Downside of Using Models You Find Through the Witness Protection Program, ca. 1845-60

Oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme, French

“Thanks For Helping Attach That Cape. That’s My Latest Superhero Sculpture. As You Can See, She Has a Secret Identity — But I Don’t Know Whether To Call Her ‘Baredevil’ or ‘The Flash(er),'” 1886

Oil on canvas

Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish

At Their Wedding, The Tin Man’s Bride Stole the Show With Her Gown Designed By Reynolds Wrap, 1606

Oil on canvas

Gustav Wentzel, Norwegian

Whenever Clem and Mabel Were in the Same Room, You Could Cut the Sexual Tension With a Knife, 1888

Oil on canvas

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian

“Oh, We Don’t Want To Buy Any of Your Art. We’d Like To Book You For An Episode of ‘Hoarders,'” 1757

Oil on canvas

W. Barthautz, Dutch

“That Yoga Mat Wheelbarrow Is Sooooooo Cute. Did You Get It From Lululemon?,” Between 1700 and 1800

Watercolor and ink on paper

Georges Moreau de Tours, French

What Lady Rosalind, the Duchess of Bazongashire, Wore To the Coronation, 1887

Oil on canvas

W. Barthautz, Dutch

“I’ll Empty Your Chamber Pot and Have It Back To You in a Minute, Ma’am. By the Way, I’d Appreciate It If Next Time You Didn’t Put My Tip at the Bottom,” Between 1700 and 1800

Pen in gray, brush in watercolor