Renaissance Fairgoer Gifts

'Sire, the peasants say you're just using them.'

"I have to confess, I've been seeing other virgins."

"We're following Carrot Top."

William Shakespeare sitting at a desk

Tension filled the tent.

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

"Be sure to check out the rides. They're free, too, with the purchase of tickets."

The Da Vinci Cod

'Okay, on the count of three we fight back. One. . . Two. . .'

The Death Of Venus

"Dare I ask for mustard?"

"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. . . ?"

"Trust me. Don't do it."

You're my Venus

Sistine Selfie

Curators at the Louvre Museum would regret approving the installation of a work on a wall behind the Mona Lisa.

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

'Admit it, you've been laughing behind my back ever since 1957 when we went in that hall of mirrors in Skegness!'

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

Museum. It's a shame life isn't like European history with a renaissance following middle ages! (Published originally on May 26, 2013.)

Hans Holbein

'None shall pass!'

"I'm not loitering officer, I 'm waiting for the next renaissance!"

Knight with paint tin on his head.

Shakespeare

You're my Mona Lisa.

Rembrandt's Selfies

"Another selfie, Rembrandt?"

At the poetic justice fair.

She's good, but Mom's better.

'What?'

"Those tights pinch and chaff. We're going commando."

Pig Cheese

Museum. Fedal System. It's a shame life isn't like European history with a renaissance following the middle ages!

"...And supposing you do repress it, Leonardo? Somebody else is certain to come across it again in a few years."