Author: Steve Melcher

Théodore Géricault, French

Early Version of Galileo’s Experiment Rolling Balls Down An Inclined Plane, Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr., American

Too Shy To Talk To Her Plants Herself, Astrid Was Forced To Resort To Sock Puppets, 1876

Watercolor, gouache, and gum arabic on off-white wove paper

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