MASTERPIECE #2546

 Václav Brožík, Bohemian

Columbus Demonstrating One of His Lesser-Known New World Discoveries: Disco, 1884

Illustration

MASTERPIECE #2484

Edward Percy Moran, American

"Betsy, When I Said 'Stripes,' I Didn't Mean HORIZONTAL Stripes. Ugh. And Is the Background For Those Stars...DENIM? I'm Going To Be Physically Ill. This Isn't a Flag. This Is a Star-Spangled Dumpster Fire," 1917

Photomechanical print in color

MASTERPIECE #2451

Joseph-Noël Sylvestre, French

"Bruh, Could You NOT Have At Least Put On a Loincloth First? I Really Didn't Need To See Your 'Sack' Of Rome," 1890

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2436

Adolphe Yvon, French

"Um, I Think There's Been a Mistake, Your Excellency. That's Not a Signed Treaty. That's Your Scorecard From Mini Golf Last Night," 1860

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2409

Léon Cogniet, French

"Excuse Me, Sir, But You're in the Presence of Emperor Bonaparte. Could I Ask You To Put on Some Shorts?," Between 1827-35

Oil on cardboard

MASTERPIECE #2400

Victor A. Searles, American

"The Wonders of the New World Are Endless, Your Majesties. Exotic Peoples, Priceless Treasures, and Something Called a 'Pizookie,'" ca. 1893

Illustration

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Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-British

"So Then I Say To Caesar, 'Oh Yeah? You and Whose Army?' Which in Retrospect, Was Probably a Mistake," 1866

Oil on wood

MASTERPIECE #2340

Raffaello Sorbi, Italian

Rare Footage of Hamilton and Burr's Famous Duel (Preliminary Leapfrog Round), 1887

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2289

Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans, Belgian

Quote of the Day -- Young Julius Caesar (95 B.C.): "I Came, I Saw, I Stomped on Your Doll" ("Veni, Vidi, Barbi"), 1872

Oil on panel

MASTERPIECE #2253

Edmund Blair Leighton, British

"Here's What's Going to Happen, Nathaniel. You're Going To Smuggle 10 Kilos of Our Cocaine Onto the Mayflower Tomorrow, and Then Somehow Convince the Captain To Make a Pit Stop in Miami. We Clear?," Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2236

John Trumbull, American

"Here Are My Travel Expenses For the War, Gentlemen.  Don't Worry About the Pay-Per-View Movie 'Oval Office Orgy 3.' I'll Cover That Myself," 1824

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2227

Edward Poynter, British

"Wait!  Take Off Your Sandals!  We Just Had the Carpet Steam-Cleaned!," 1890

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2159

Francis Bicknell Carpenter, American

Lincoln and His Cabinet, Hoping If They Remain Perfectly Quiet, Mary Will Quit Knocking and Go Away, 1864

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2110

Cesare Maccari, Italian

Cicero Accepting the Golden Globe For Best Orator in an Ancient Culture -- Republic or Oligarchy, 1889

Fresco

MASTERPIECE #2105

William Powell Frith, English

Volume 3 of the "History's Heroines" Book Series: "Polly Peachum, America's First Pole Dancer," 1875

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2097

John William Waterhouse, English

Nero Taking a Break From Fiddling To Watch CNN's Coverage of the Big Fire, 1878

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2090

Luc-Olivier Merson, French

Within Seconds of Assuming the Upward-Facing Dog Pose, Kyle Realized He Had Badly Misjudged the Audience For His Naked Yoga Demonstration, 1869

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2054

William Daniels, British

After Examining the Antique Goblet for Over 10 Minutes, Professor Wallingford Came to the Conclusion That This Was Some Really Good Weed, 1843

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2048

William Gilbert Gaul, American

"Good Luck Fightin' Them Yankees, Son.  We're All Most of Us Are Rooting For Ya," 1907

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2010

Karl Pavlovich Bryullov, Russian

Pompeii, About to Drop a Notch or Two on the List of Italy's Most Liveable Cities, 1833

Oil on canvas