Renaissance Fan Gifts

"I'll be glad when his class moves on from the dark ages to the renaissance."

"It's funny. . . I know it's the renaissance, but I keep writing dark ages on my checks!"

The Death of Venus

Ye Olde FIgure-Drawing Classe

William Shakespeare sitting at a desk

Rembrandt's Selfies

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

"Another selfie, Rembrandt?"

You're my Venus

Thomas Wyatt

"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. . . ?"

Minuet

"What if we try for a very subtle smile?"

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

Leonardo da Vinci's cat.

The Da Vinci Cod

Baby names: Henry, Elizabeth

"We're following Carrot Top."

"Before you chop off my head, don't you think we should see a counsellor?"

Paul Klee

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

"Take this declaration of war and punch it up."

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

'Don't be silly- of course you're going into the family business!'

King George I

"He's his own worst enemy."

Omar Khayyam Meets Trader Joe

Romeo & Juliet & Ron

Emily Dickinson: Mime - "I think she's saying something about death."

"If you let down your guard, I'll walk over the moat."

"Early model of baggage claim"

Best before 65 million BC.

Stephen Spender.

Lessons in Prehistory.

Though Mr. Frackman had yet to say a word, Bill sensed he was about to receive a particularly lousy performance review.