ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Classic Images

Well kiddo, classic images are pictures that are really old and famous. They are important because they show us what life used to be like a long, long time ago. These images are usually painted or drawn by artists, but some of them are photographs too!

You know how you might draw a picture to remember something important? That's kind of what artists did back then. They wanted to capture important moments or people in history and make sure they wouldn't be forgotten.

One classic image that you might have seen is the Mona Lisa. It's a painting of a lady with a little smile on her face, and it's really famous! Another classic image is a painting called Starry Night, which shows a beautiful night sky with lots of stars.

These classic images are so important that people all over the world go to see them at places called museums. It's really cool to be able to see something that's been around for so long and has so much history behind it.