People Share Memes That Provide an Amusing Perspective on History

Historical art is amazing. We can learn so much about the past from historical art – not only from the stories told on those works of art, but from the techniques as well. As we saw earlier, we can learn a lot about what people thought cats looked like – and how they acted – hundreds of years ago.

Historical art can also be hilarious. This meme raises a good point; what’s with this person trying to sell merch at the crucifixion? In today’s world, they would be selling a t-shirt or a recycled tote bag, but in the painting, it looks like a towel or cloth of some kind. Still, we’d love to know the story behind this.