Art history isn’t everyone’s bag, but there is definitely value in being able to look at a painting and know whose brush brought it to life.
And while it takes years for scholars to study the intricacies and subtleties of why the paintings of particular artists look the way they do, you can learn to spot them at a glance with these simple, hilarious tricks.
Van Eyck
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbP84MiY4A/
Everyone, including the women, looks like Vladamir Putin.
Dali
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4FmdQQHsoJ/
If you’ve ever had an acid trip, this is what it looked like. If you haven’t, well, use your imagination.
Rembrandt
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3MX_ZIosfo/
Everyone is a hobo illuminated by a dim streetlamp. Even himself.
Bosch
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqnJsRbgzNs/
Lots of tiny people, lots of other insane crap going on, too.
Picasso
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4CbEIYIc3s/
There’s not a single “normal” body in the bunch.
Da Vinci
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NaZKcDbZ_/
Lord of the Rings featuring wavy-haired Madonnas instead of Hobbits.
Degas
https://www.instagram.com/p/B29Ihmkhhnm/
Look for the ballerinas, my friends.
Manet
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NXvmIFC_Q/
Are fancy people not having fun at parties? It’s Manet.
Renoir
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4K2FEMoB2w/
Fancy people are having fun at parties!
Michelangelo
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NomJ_n97n/
Everyone is naked, beautiful, and ripped. We’re talking men with 10-packs.
Monet
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3w2yOVo3lj/
Dappled light and no people.
Titian
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1vvyekFAn4/
The world is dark and people are tortured.
Caravaggio
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NmxGno7p5/
The men look like curly-haired, big-eyed women.
Frida Kahlo
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByOBxCqjlBO/
Everyone has a unibrow. Also, it’s mostly just Frida Kahlo.
Go ahead and thank the internet for making you look super smart next time you head to the museum.
