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69 History And Classical Art Memes For People Who Prefer Their Humor With A Little Bit Of Culture On Top

The Renaissance was full of geniuses documenting the human condition in oils and gold leaf, and they had absolutely no idea they were making memes. A dedicated Instagram page has united the old masters with the modern experience, and the results are hilariously accurate. Read the full article to quickly…

Bored Panda · Oct 5

Sleeping Beauties by David Byrne review – a quirky journey through the afterlife of invention

The Talking Heads frontman considers dormant ideas that made a comeback – from Indian irrigation to Kafka

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

From Caravaggio to Korea: How Malta’s artists are breaking out of the baroque

The BEJN pavilion connects Malta and Korea through poetry, sacred ropes, festa traditions and sounds.

Euronews · Aug 28

The man who would become pope: Italy buys rare Caravaggio painting for €30 million

Italy has spent €30 million on a rare Caravaggio painting of a young man who went onto become Pope Urban VIII in a move to protect and strengthen its national cultural heritage and make art more accessible to scholars.

Euronews · Mar 11

Para skiers Johannes and Veronika keep adding to medal tally of the Aigner family at Milan Cortina

The Aigner family keeps stacking up their Para skiing medals

The Independent UK · Mar 11

Italy buys rare Caravaggio painting for €30 million, calling it ‘a work of exceptional importance’

The painting, dating from around 1598 depicts Maffeo Barberini, who later became Pope Urban VIII.

The Independent UK · Mar 10

Italy buys Caravaggio painting for 30 million euros, one of its largest payouts for a single work

Italy's Culture Ministry says the government has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros, one of the largest investments ever for a single artwork

The Independent UK · Mar 10

Balenciaga channels ‘light through darkness’ of Euphoria in Paris show

Collaboration with HBO hit is gen Z mashup of glossy blacks and harsh neons, while Celine gives preppy added ‘bite’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen review – So fresh it’s hard to believe some of this work is 30 years old

4/5 In our increasingly divided world, the American photographers portraits of subcultures, from surfers to LA’s ‘leather dyke’ scene, exude a vital warmth and emotional generosity

The Independent UK · Mar 4

Unimportant monuments, a bass-player’s buildings and macabre Rego unleashed – the week in art

Artists turn from the heroic to the everyday, Paula Rego gives everyone a fright and a stealth wealth still life is subtly revealing – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025