Crafting backstories for the people in paintings is half the fun of visiting museums and studying art history. The "If Paintings Could Text" Tumblr takes a step further by adding modern technology into the mix, describing itself as a "revival of classical art and epic texts."
We're not sure if the brains behind the blog borrowed these text messages from another source or if they thought each of the messages up themselves, but the idea of pairing them with art is brilliant. Check out a few of our favorites below:
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