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Contemporary celebrities inserted into art masterpieces
04.21.2015
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Contemporary celebrities inserted into art masterpieces


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

Posted by Martin Schneider
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04.21.2015
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