Renaissance is a term used to identify the period of the History of Europe approximately between the end of the XIV century and the middle of the XVI century. But does that mean we must travel back in time to see familiar faces in this era? Not necessarily!
Artists from the old site called Worth1000 (now Design Crowd) gathered in a photoshop battle of Modern Renaissance. The idea is to capture the moment and recreate famous paintings of Renaissance but with a modern twist. That is, to digitally manipulate these paintings to have faces of 21st-century celebrities in them.
Although the contest is dubbed "Modern Renaissance", participants of this Photoshop battle chose creative freedom and used paintings that do not specifically pertain to the epoch of Renaissance. Among the submissions, you will find famous paintings from Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism and other equally extraordinary periods.
From Rembrandt's self-portraits to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, these Photoshop wizards tamper digitally with the best artworks in art history. And while some works are undoubtedly better than others, the result is very entertaining, nonetheless.
Scroll down the page and see the best of this contest that has lasted for 15 years!
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#21 Leonardo Dicaprio
Originally, one of the many Self-Portraits of Rembrandt (1660).
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70points
#23 Taylor Swift
Original painting is by Edwin Georgi (American, 1896–1964) called In the Shade.
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65points
#24 Scarlett Johansson
Originally, a painting called Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia by Alonso Sánchez Coello.
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65points
#26 Jim Carrey
The original painting is by Rembrandt called Portrait of a Bearded Man in a Wide Brimmed Hat (1633).
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58points
