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François-Édouard Picot, French

The Forgotten Jonas Brother, Renaldo Jonas, 1820

Oil on canvas

Jean-Charles-Joseph Rémond, French

“Yo, Zeus! Beer Me!,” 1818

Oil on canvas

Johann Venuto, Czech

“Okay, I See Now That You and I Have Different Interpretations of ‘Doing a Little Gardening.’ I Think I Might Need Another Basket of Seeds,” 1820

Watercolor on wove paper

Pieter Breughel the Younger, Southern Netherlandish

“Huh — That’s Weird, Fellas. I Heard This Guy Had Money Up the Ying-Yang. But Now I’m Starting To Think Maybe That’s Just An Expression,” ca. 1592

Oil on panel

Wilhelm Koller, Austrian

“Okay, Albrecht — When I Shout ‘Action!,’ Just Read From the Cue Card: ‘I Don’t Always Paint Wall Murals, But When I Do, I Prefer Glidden High Endurance Interior Paints and Primers,'” 1870

Oil on wood

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, French

“You Know, You Don’t Need To Blow That Thing To Call For a Winged Chariot Anymore. They Have An App Now,” ca. 1814

Oil on canvas 

 

Barthel Beham, German

When You Tell the Rental Car Agent You Want To Talk To His Supervisor and He Says She’s At Lunch, 1527

Oil on spruce

Francesco Hayez, Italian

“Relax, Babe. Sure, I Deserted From the Army, But It’ll Be Weeks Before They Come Looking For Me. I’ll Bet You a Hundred Bucks They Haven’t Even Noticed I’m Gone,” 1812-13

Oil on canvas

 

Giuseppe Patania, Italian

“Oh Good, You’re Here — I Was Just Writing You a Note. I Helped Myself To One of Your Curtains Because My Pants Are In the Dryer,” 1812

Oil on canvas

 

Adriaan de Lelie, Dutch

Cornelius Always Got the Same Expression On His Face When He Heard About One of His Business Rivals’ Failures, Or the Seat Warmers Came On, 1815

Oil on canvas