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Miley Cyrus in “A Spanish Beauty,” by Henri-Guillaume Schlesinger

A French woman named Bénédicte Lacroix has a Tumblr going called “Voyage dans le temps” (Time Travel) in which she inserts photographs of 21st-century famous people into artistic masterpieces. We’ve all seen variations on this general idea, but I especially liked the execution here–not all of the paintings are so familiar, and in fact I would say that in every case, if you click through to the original painting (I’ve supplied the link at each title), you are guaranteed a glimpse of something sublime.

The Roger Federer one is especially clever.

Leonardo DiCaprio in “Self-Portrait,” by Vincent Van Gogh

Megan Fox in “The Girl With The Pearl Earring,” by Johannes Vermeer

Steve Jobs in “The Son of Man,” by René Magritte

Beyoncé in “The Necklace,” by Jean-François Portaels

Ryan Gosling in “Portrait of Emperor Franz-Joseph I”

Lady Gaga in “Virginity,” by Guillaume Seignac

Jack Nicholson in “Portrait of Louis Alexander Fagan,” by John Singer Sargent

Madonna in “Dreams,” by Vittorio Corcos

Johnny Depp in “Pelt Merchant of Cairo,” by Jean-Léon Gerome

Rihanna in “Woman in a Red Embroidered Shawl,” by Albert Lynch

Roger Federer in “The Lute Player,” by Frans Hals

via Lost at E Minor