New Year, New You?
Another long year has finally ended, and now it’s time for a fresh start in 2023. And that means New Year’s resolutions: Most of us make them, and most of us break them. Hey, we didn’t really mean we’d learn a new language or go skydiving—that was the champagne talking. (Of course, you can always resolve to enjoy our newest virtual games, including A Toast to 2023: A New Year’s Trivia Game.)
But the people in the following works of art? They stuck to their resolutions…even when they shouldn’t have. Some made it weird, and some are just off. Sorry, folks, but you’re doing it wrong!
A Little Late There, Pal
Another good resolution: Quit procrastinating. Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette, the Van Gogh Museum
To Eavesdrop Is Divine
It doesn’t get much less nosy than that. Athena of Velletri, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Family Time
We’d tell Ugolino to get a sitter for his kids if he weren’t already sitting on his kids. Ugolino and His Sons, Metropolitan Museum of Art
You Should Have Swiped Left
Maybe you’re out of practice what with the pandemic and shutdowns and all, but surely you can do better. Ill-Matched Lovers, National Gallery of Art
Or Anywhere, Really
Fire your travel agent immediately. Christ’s Descent into Hell, the Met
Maybe Not These Friends
If there is one thing you don’t need in your life, it’s the “friend” who parties so hard he starts puking in people’s pockets while his butt is on fire. Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam, Saint Louis Art Museum
Better Than This Guy Does, At Least
Talk about heartburn! Saint Augustine, LACMA
All Things in Moderation
So yeah, maybe don’t eat so many veggies. The Vegetable Gardener
Decapitate Your Problems
That’s one way to get a head in life. Judith with the Head of Holofernes, the Met
When It’s, Yknow, Safe
This still probably beats getting quarantined in your cabin on a real cruise ship. The Gulf Stream, the Met
Way Less, Apparently
Really, um, putting yourself out there, ma’am. Lady with a Red Lily, Atlanta’s High Museum of Art
Find More Fun
Try out one of our many in-person scavenger hunts and virtual games. Those include the new Toast to 2023: A New Year’s Trivia Game, available for private groups anytime, anywhere.