Recent Attention As Internet Meme
Ducreux's self-portrait Portrait de l'artiste sous les traits d'un moqueur has become subject to internet popularity as part of an internet meme in which gangsta rap song lyrics and similar tropes are paraphrased in, and juxtaposed with, verbose, elevated or pseudo-archaic English and overlaid on top of the portrait to create an image macro.
This meme is based on the combination of the ideas of playfulness and refinement, both apparent in this painting.
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