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A Silly but Helpful Guide to Identifying the Artist Behind Famous Paintings

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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.