Renaissance Faire Goer Gifts

Pre-Minstrel Tension

'Sire, your new fortress was fine for your nephew's fifth, but I fear it is set for a sterner test.'

Alien David statue

1599: Shakespeare's Agent knew what the public wanted

"We're following Carrot Top."

William Shakespeare a.k.a. Francis Bacon, Earl of Essex....

Theorbo

William Shakespeare sitting at a desk

Joust Sharpener

The Selfie

Romeo & Juliet & Ron

"We hardly ever intercept hard copy notes anymore, Stanley."

"Not now, my love. I'm feeling preminstrel."

Bot Art: After da Vinci

The Da Vinci Cod

Raphael

"A wise choice sir! Aah. . . Da Vinci - a genius of the Renaissance and a man who changed the face of art forever! Would you like that as a bookmark, a pencil sharpener or a fridge magnet. . . ?"

Da Vinci painting a grumpy version of Mona Lisa.

"Dare I ask for mustard?"

You're my Venus

Borgias holding a 'come as you wish to go' party

Michelangelo is painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling and a priest comes to check how he's going - 'Michelangelo, what the hell is that? I just wanted a couple of coats of duck-egg blue!'

"Which way to the Mona Lisa? We're double-parked."

"I don't know what happened, your holiness! I painted the ENTIRE CEILING!"

"Hendrickje, I feel another self-portrait coming on. Bring in the funny hats."

Leonardo Da Vinci's Cat

'Magnolia, Michaelangelo, the ceiling was meant to be magnolia!'

New and Used Armor. Ow! Ow! Ouch! Ow! I told you to spring for the under-coating option.

"When we asked you to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michaelangelo, we were hoping you'd snazz it up."

El Greco

'Exams were harder before the Renaissance.'

"Yeah, don't worry about the smile; I'll just wing it."

"Michaelangelo the order is clear, the ceiling was meant to be magnolia."

Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Vitruvian Manatee