Classic Art with a Modern Twist
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Classic Art with a Modern Twist

For 15 years, the online graphic design community Worth1000 hosted an ongoing contest called, “Modern Renaissance.” The rules were simple — edit a well-known celebrity’s face into a piece of classic art. Designers from all over the world participated in this challenge of creativity. The contest has been shared on a number of websites and blogs over the years, and some of these images look as if they were the original paintings.

Continue on for some of the most well-executed portraits from this long-running, photo editing competition. Part of a series.

Nicholas Cage


Maurice Quentin de La Tour | Portrait of Moritz Graf von Sachsen

Robin Williams


Albrecht Dürer | The Portrait of Jakob Muffel

Penélope Cruz


Frederic Leighton | A Roman Lady

Natalie Portman


Frederic Leighton | Biondina

Keanu Reeves


Édouard Louis Dubufe | The Portrait of Madame F

Donald Glover


Sidney Mount | The Bone Player

Amy Winehouse


William Adolphe Bouguereau | Le Bohémien

Angelina Jolie


Élisabeth Vigeé Le Brun | Portrait of Young Woman

Steve Carell


François Xavier Fabre | Portrait of Edward Fox Fitzgerald

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