Renaissance Re-creator Mugs

John Calvin

'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

Theorbo

Saint George and the Drag Queen

Joust Sharpener

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

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

'If we were in the Renaissance, we'd be painting nativity scenes right now.'

This man is an island.

"He's writing a novel for the first time in decades. It has less to do with the urge to create or say something new, and more to do with the fact that all his previous books are now out of print."

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

'Do you know what I miss? - Chalk talks!'

"The British are coming. Just sayin'."

Page from 'How to Draw' by Albrecht Durer

Vitruvian Manatee

"When you tell your Father how you're dropping out of college to be a renaissance faire entertainer, the least you could do is break character."

Michelangelo's David

Galileo drops ball from Pisa and it goes up.

'Betsy Ross knitted it for me.'

Tintoretto

'Great news Marcel! Proof that it's a genuine Leonardo!'

Visual gag (the real Mona Lisa behind the scenes).

"He had help. There were architecture specialists, costume specialists, angel specialists..."

Adam with a selfie stick

An angel spinning the Vitruvian Man

'Wind in the Willies' - 'It's an Andrew Davies version of the old classic.'

'One second - wo seconds - three seconds - four seconds -one hour...'

God and Adam's first date.

Gallery of Modern Art: Mona Listens

George Washington

Painting Mona Lisa.

Jean Goujon

Early Photobomb