That Enigmatic Koala-ty

The Myron T. Shplorndheim Gallery of Accidental Renaissance Art is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hindryck Blatzberg’s I Thought This Was the Contessa di Rubini (1621). Painted during a period in which the artist was drinking heavily, Blatzberg had been commissioned to paint the Italian noblewoman but instead stumbled into the Florence Zoological Gardens and painted a koala.

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He did capture my mysterious smile, I think.
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Sign of the Sunbeam

The Accidental Renaissance Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Enlightenment of Jingles (1527) by German painter Johann Gottlieb Ooperdecker, depicting the moment in which Jingles is blessed with the knowledge of Cat’s purpose on Earth: sitting around in sunbeams licking themselves.

Which I was already doing, so hey — head start.

It’s so inspiring, Arne.

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‘Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy

The Bliffida Glomp Museum of Accidental Renaissance Art is pleased to announce its acquisition of The Narcissus of Venice (oil on canvas) by Flemish painter Hyndrik VanDerBoing (1523-1571). The painting depicts the classic Greek tragedy of Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection and ended up making a monkey of himself.

C’mere, you handsome devil, you… (Reddit)
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What a Masterpizza

The Accidental Renaissance Museum is pleased to announce that it has acquired Flemish painter Hahrlberk van Bleen’s masterpiece The Pizza Eater. Set in the small upstairs studio where van Bleen lived and worked in the village of Fleurn, The Pizza Eater depicts van Bleen’s flatmate Jorgen, whose late-night snack had aroused the interest of local huskies.

I see you have pizza. We, too, enjoy pizza. (Imgur)

Dang, now I want pizza, Andrew Y.

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