Renaissance Ruminator Pillows

"In the room the women come and go. Talking of Michelangelo."

"We're following Carrot Top."

William Shakespeare sitting at a desk

The Da Vinci Cod

"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. . . ?"

You're my Venus

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

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

"If I go to the party alone, will I be able to leave when I want? But then, there's always the possibility that I will get stuck talking to someone. I can't shake the problem is me. What if no one else likes me? I'm the only one being critical... The issue is I'm not enough and it's really so huge." "The over thinker"

Rembrandt's Selfies

"Another selfie, Rembrandt?"

An epiphany is the sudden realization of essential meaning. An "explanation point"!

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

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

Painting the Sistine Chapel. 1508. 1509. 1510. 1511. 1512. It looks great, Michelangelo, but there's one thing I don't understand. Why didn't you just paint it in the regular way and then mount it on the ceiling?

"I really like smart women."

Thomas Wyatt

"I think...therefore I am. I think."

'The secret to happiness is awaiting F.D.A. approval.'

Ye Olde FIgure-Drawing Classe

'Have you got something that says, 'I've got a headache?''

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

Michelangelo's David

Leonardo da Vinci's cat.

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

In Case of Accidents

The Death of Venus

"My psychiatrist advised me to pay taxes quarterly. That way my seething resentment is spread evenly over a year."

'Your 401k doesn't look a day over 20.'

Baby names: Henry, Elizabeth

"He doesn't seem to be accepting retirement too well."

'Gail, my dear, please don't talk about sex - my God this is a restaurant!'

"I see you're on a date at the moment but perhaps later we could meet for a latte."

John Calvin

"Just like he did when he was alive the lazy sod!"