iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It came to class Oscar Björck, Madam Henriksen's school for girls in Skagen, 1884, Skagens Museum #arthistory #puns

Painting of the interior of a Danish school featuring an elderly teacher, likely Madam Henriksen and 4 young pupils. Caption reads: It came to class

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A piece of the magpie Rubens Peale, English Magpie Eating Cake, 1865, Philadelphia Museum of Art #arthistory #puns

19th century still life painting of a magpie, plate of cakes and a glass of wine. Caption reads a piece of the magpie

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Go you one bitter Venetian School, Portrait of an Elegantly-Attired Man Holding a Porcelain Cup and Saucer, 18th century, Private Collection #arthistory #puns

18th century painting of a well dressed man man Holding a Porcelain Cup and Saucer. Caption reads: Go you one bitter

100

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Glad to see brew Friederike Westphal, Portrait of a woman from Osterfeld 1865, Private collection #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Portrait of an elderly lady seated next to a small table with a finely painted tea service and some pastries. She is spilling her coffee into a saucer, showing its contents. Caption reads: Glad to see brew

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I heart your guts Enrique Simonet, Autopsy, 1890, Museo del Prado #arthistory #puns

Late 19th century painting of a doctor conducting an autopsy, holding up the heart of a young woman to examine it. Caption reads: I heart your guts

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Mask hysteria Jean-Léon Gérôme, The Duel After the Masquerade, 1857, Condé Museum #arthistory #puns

Mid 19th century painting of showing the outcome of a duel after a costume ball. The scene is set on a gray winter morning, trees bare and snow covering the ground. A man has been mortally wounded in a duel and has collapsed into the arms of his friends. Caption reads: Mask hysteria

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What the hay? Blanche Hoschedé-Monet, Grainstack, Giverny, France, 1889, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Impressionist painting of a haystack. Caption reads: What the hay?

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Bored of peace Haydn Reynolds Mackey, World War I: the Royal Army Medical Corps on active service, 1918, Wellcome Collection #arthistory #puns

Early 20th century painting of a procession of soldiers, the walking wounded and stretcher bearers, make their way across the canvas towards the viewer's left. In the foreground, two dead soldiers lie on the ground. Caption reads: Bored of peace

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ruffle kerfuffle Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna, 1859, Royal Collection #arthistory #puns

Mid 19th century portrait painting of the Russian aristocracy. Her ostentatious teal blue dress is lavishly adorned with tulle, ribbons and ruffles. Caption reads: ruffle kerfuffle

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I love the knight life Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII 1854, Louvre Museum #arthistory #puns

Mid 19th century painting of Joan of Arc at the coronation of Charles VII of France. She is dressed in armor, her hand resting on an altar and is looking upward. To her right are three pages, the monk Jean Paquerel, and a servant. Caption reads: I love the knight life

011

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s my tern Royal Tern, from A history of the birds of Europe, between 1871 and 1881, The Biodiversity Heritage Library #arthistory #puns #birds

19th century illustrated drawing of Royal tern. Caption reads: It's my tern

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

With carb appeal Pieter Aertsen, The pancake bakery, 1560, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen #arthistory #puns

Mid 16th century painting depicting the interior of a Dutch bakery where bakers are making pancakes and stroopwafel. Caption reads: With carb appeal

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Talk dirt to me Anna Petersen, Breton Girl Looking After Plants in the Hothouse, 1884, Statens Museum for Kunst #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Late 19th century painting of a young woman in traditional dress of the Brittany region, repotting plants in a greenhouse while watching what is happening beyond the field of view. Caption reads: Talk dirt to me

021

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

That feeling of trout Winslow Homer, Leaping Trout (cropped), 1889, Cleveland Museum of Art #arthistory #puns

Late 19th century painting of a trout leaping out of the water. Caption reads: That feeling of trout

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

At an awkward page Briton Rivière, Compulsory Education, 1887, Private collection #arthistory #puns

Late 19th century painting of a young upper class girl standing in a white dress hugging her bloodhound and attempting to read to it. Caption reads: At an awkward page

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

You herd it here first Jeanne-Louise (Nanine) Vallain, Portrait of a young woman holding a lamb, 1788, Musée Cognacq-Jay #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

18th century painting of a seated woman holding a lamb. She wears a simple shift with a mauve wrap and is likely and allegory of innocence, gentleness, patience and humility. Caption reads: You herd it here first

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

With the banned Henriette Lorimier, Portrait of Sophie Regnault, 1809, Museo Mario Praz #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Very early 19th century full length portrait of a woman seated between a piano and a bookcase. Caption reads: With the banned

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The oaf of office J.S. Pughe, He's back again!, 1897, Library of Congress #arthistory #puns

Late 20th century illustration for the satirical magazine Puck. It shows a gigantic, well-dressed pig labeled "Protection Glutton" confidently striding into Congress carrying a paper that states "We Demand a Prohibitory Tariff on all Imports, in the Interest of the Suffering Laborer, the Down-Trodden Farmer, and the Struggling Infant Industries of the Country". Caption reads: The oaf of office

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Reliance on fossil fools John Watson Nicol, The Jester, 1878, Private Collection #arthistory #puns

Late 19th century painting of a seated older man in a red jesters costume. He has a pipe in his mouth and looks over his shouler back towards the viewer. Caption reads: Reliance on fossil fools

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Such a stitch tapestry Mary Cassatt, Lydia at a Tapestry Frame, c. 1881, Flint Institute of Arts, Michigan #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Late 19th century painting of the artists sister working at an embroidery frame. Caption reads: Such a stitch tapestry

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It’s almost silking time Toyohara Kunichika, Spinning Silk Yarn from Artisans, Beauties, and Annual Events, 1874, The Metropolitan Museum #arthistory #puns

Yukio-e painting of three women winding silk yarn onto bobbins. Caption reads: It’s almost silking time

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Keeping me in the bark Catarina van Hemessen, Portrait of a young woman with a dog, circa 1550, Snijders & Rockox House #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists #DogDay

16th century portrait painting of a young red haired woman in a black dress with a small white and brown dog. Caption reads: Keeping me in the bark

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It’s a job wool done Jean-François Millet, Woman Carding Wool, 1856, Van Gogh Museum #arthistory #puns

Mid 19th century painting of a seated woman carding wool, or brushing the fibres between two toothed paddles to straighten and clean the wool before it can be spun into yarn. Behind her is a spinning wheel. Caption reads: It's a job wool done

031

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Knot at my own lace Angelica Kauffmann, Barbara St. John Bletsoe, Countess of Coventry, between 1750 and 1800, Princeton Art Museum #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

18th century portrait of a woman dressed in fine muslin embroidered with gold thread. She is seated, her elbow resting on a table that features a large shuttle and a bag of fine yarn. The instrument was used to make knotted lace, a forerunner of the tatted lace. Caption reads: Knot at my own lace

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Every sew often Ellen Day Hale, June, ca. 1893, National Museum of Women in the Arts #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Late 19th century portrait painting of woman sewing by hand. She is seated by a window in a timber rocking chair, eyes focused on her work. Caption reads: Every sew often

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Pretty hard to weave Ovide moralisé (translated by Chrétien Legouais), Arachné Weaving, 1325, Bibliothèque nationale de France #arthistory #puns

14th century illustrated manuscript featuring Arachne weaving on a loom, drawn by someone who didn't quite get how looms actually work. At least she has a weaving shuttle. Caption reads: Pretty hard to weave

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’ve spin there before Emma Soyer, The Grandmother at her Spinning Wheel, 1835, Private collection #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Early 19th century genre painting of an older woman sitting by her spinning wheel, feeding it from a distaff. By her side is a little girl and a small dog. Caption reads: I've spin there before

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

One crochet at a time Suzanne Valadon, Young girl crocheting, c 1892, Centre Pompidou #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Late 19th century post impressionist painting of a young girl crocheting. Caption reads: One crochet at a time

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Can’t do attitude Emanuel Phillips Fox, Rêverie, 1903, Musée d'Orsay #arthistory #puns #lazyday

Very early 20th century painting of a young woman reclining on a day bed. She wears a fashionable afternoon dress with pale blue horizontal stripes. Caption reads: Can't do attitude

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Weave of something big Paul Kane, A Woman Weaving a Blanket, 1856, Royal Ontario Museum #arthistory #puns

Mid 19th century painting of a woman from the Songhees First Nation (Southeastern Vancouver Island, BC) weaving a blanket from cedar bark thread. She is seated in front of a tapestry loom in a longhouse, a dog, a baby and three other adults are helping prepare thread. Caption reads: Weave of something big

011

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Are you kitten me? John Raphael Smith, Miss Sukey and her Nursery, 1772, The British Museum #arthistory #puns #catday

18th century illustration of a cat lady on cat day. A young woman shown three-quarters length, seated, holding a swaddled cat on her lap and preparing to feed it with a spoon from a steaming bowl on the table beside her. Caption reads: Are you kitten me?

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

All loom and gloom William Brymner, Woman at Work, 1885, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec #arthistory #puns

Late 19th century painting of a woman seated at a loom weaving. The soft light from a window illuminates her work, but casts her features in silhouette. Caption reads: All loom and gloom

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

See you next beer Vincent van Gogh, Agostina Segatori Sitting in the Café du Tambourin, from 1887 until 1888, Van Gogh Museum #arthistory #puns

Portrait painting of the owner of a cafe, Agostina Segatori seated at a table. She is a woman in her forties, smoking a cigarette while having her second glass of beer. She is wearing a fashionable hat and clothing. A parasol sits on one of the seats next to her. Caption reads: See you next beer

020

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

For knits and giggles Eilif Peterssen, Portrait of "Mor Utne", 1888, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design #arthistory #puns

Portrait painting of the Norwegian Hotelier Torbjørg Johannesdatter Utne when she was about 76 years old. She is seated next to a window that overlooks a fjord. She wears black clothes and a white headscarf, and is knitting. Caption reads: For knits and giggles

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Her bears and graces Jenny Nystrøm, White Bear King Valemon, ca. 1890-1890 National Library of Norway #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Illustration of a Norwegian fairy tale, White-Bear-King-Valemon. A white bear carries a young girl through the woods on his back. Caption reads: Her bears and graces

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Truly worthy claws Rosa Bonheur, A tiger resting on a ledge, 19th century, Private collection #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Watercolour painting of a tiger resting on a ledge. Its head rests against the rocks behind and its back leg and tail hang over the edge. Caption reads: Truly worthy claws

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Leave stuff lion around Henri Rousseau, The Sleeping Woman, 1897, The Museum of Modern Art #arthistory #puns

Late 19th century Naïve painting of a fantastical landscape where a sleeping woman lies beneath a moonlit sky while a lion stands over her, alert and silent. Nearby rest a stringed instrument and a clay vessel. Mountains and water are visible in the distance. Caption reads: Leave stuff lion around

020

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Paws for effect Lavinia Fontana, Portrait of Costanza Alidosi (cropped), c. 1595, National Museum of Women in the Arts #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

16th century portrait of a Bolognese noblewoman seated in a sparsely, yet luxuriously, furnished interior. Her dress is lavishly decorated with gold embroidery on the skirt and bodice. In her lap is a small brown and white dog (a toy spaniel?). Caption reads: Paws for effect

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Just a little horse Godfrey Kneller, Frances, Daughter of Evelyn Pierpont, 1st Duke of Kingston, between 1660 and 1723, National Trust for Scotland #arthistory #puns

Late 17th-early 18th century full length portrait of a young woman with her pony and a servant in the background. She wears a very ornate riding outfit with gloves and a tricorn hat. Caption reads: Just a little horse

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Crow out on a limb Ohara Koson, Crow at Full Moon, 1900-1930, Rijksmuseum #arthistory #puns

Japanese woodblock print of a crow perched on the blossoming branch of a tree, the full moon in the sky behind. Caption reads: Crow out on a limb

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Goat it together Paula Modersohn-Becker, Girl with Goat, 1902, Private Collection #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Early 20th century Expressionist painting of a young girl standing near a grazing goat. Caption reads: Goat it together

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

That’s guinea pig of you Attributed to Constantijn Netscher, Portrait of a Girl with a Guinea-pig, 1677, Royal Collection #arthistory #puns

17th century painting of a young female aristocrat. She is pictured in a lavish interior with damask drapery, looking over a formal garden and marble furniture and statuary. She wears a silk dress, pearls and stands next to a guinea-pig, the latest pet imported from the Dutch East Indies. Caption reads: That's guinea pig of you

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Some bunny business Felix Schlesinger, Feeding the bunnies, before 1910, Private Collection #arthistory #puns

Late 19th or early 20th century genre painting of a young blonde girl feeding two rabbits. Caption reads: Some bunny business

010

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

You go, squirrel James Jebusa Shannon, The Squirrel, 1896, Brooklyn Museum #arthistory #puns

Late 19th century informal and seemingly spontaneous portrait catches the movement and amusement of the girl whose pet squirrel has landed on her shoulder. Caption reads: You go, squirrel

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Owe me a pet of gratitude Rufus Hathaway, Lady with Her Pets (Molly Wales Fobes), 1790, Metropolitan Museum of Art #arthistory #puns

Late 18th century American Folk Art portrait painting, possibly depicting Molly Wales Fobes Leonard of Marshfield, Massachusetts, wearing a feathered headdress and holding a fan in her right hand. On the right, a black cat is seated beside her and a parrot is perched on a swing, while flying above are two insects, possibly moths. On the left, a robin is perched on the back of her chair. Fashionably dressed, Molly sits in a Chippendale-style chair. The flowers decorating her fan and bodice, combined with her French-inspired hairstyle, identify Molly as a refined and worldly woman. Caption reads: Owe me a pet of gratitude

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Every frog has its day Marianne Stokes, The Frog Prince, circa 1890, Private collection #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Late 19th century painting based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of a frog who transforms into a prince. A young Princess is seated, a book open on her lap. She looks in surprise to the right at a frog with a crown on its head is on a branch next to her. Caption reads: Every frog has its day

0182

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I cat you red handed Gertrude des Clayes, The Woman and the Cat (cropped), 1936, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Early 20th century portrait of a young woman in a red dress holding a tabby cat. Caption reads: I cat you red handed

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

For a grief moment Joseph Wright, The Widow of an Indian Chief watching the Arms of her Deceased Husband, 1785, Derby Museum and Art Gallery #arthistory #puns

Late 18th century painting of an Indigenous woman holding her head in her hands, silhouetted against sunlight and a stormy sky. She is guarding the tomahawk, bow and arrows hung on the tree at her side. Caption reads: For a grief moment

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Turn the nest cage Jeanne-Élisabeth Chaudet, A young girl kneeling by a bird cage while tending to her birds, between 1800 and 1820, Private collection #arthistory #puns #WomenArtists

Early 19th century painting of a young girl in a white dress with a green sash, kneeling by a bird cage while tending to her birds. Caption reads: Turn the nest cage

000

artejoke @artejoke.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Fishing for compliments Nathaniel Hone, Kitty Fisher, 1765, National Portrait Gallery #arthistory #puns

Portrait painting from the mid 18th century of a young woman with dark hair. She wears a low cut silk dress with a scarf held up to hide her cleavage. Next to her is a kitten leaning over a bowl of goldfish, its paws touching the water, a reference to her name, Kitty Fisher. Caption reads: Fishing for compliments

100