Posted on 07/24/2020 2:05:23 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack
Dutch photographer and digital artist Bas Uterwijk shines a light on what iconic figures from history might have looked like in real life. By using various digital manipulation tools, he is able to create photorealistic portraits of famous artists, leaders, mummies, philosophical thinkers, and even the models of paintings.
Based in Amsterdam, Uterwijk has a background in computer graphics, 3D animation, and special effects. He uses a well-known image of each subject to transform them into a photographic portrait. For instance, the enigmatic Mona Lisa is reimagined as a real person with barely-there brows, luminescent skin, and bright eyes. Even some of the most famous sculptures from art history receive a makeover, like Michelangelo’s David and the Statue of Liberty—the latter of whom is represented in characteristic blue tones reminiscent of her real-life patina.
Additionally, Uterwijk uses painting as inspiration for some of his portrayals of historical figures. The French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is immediately recognizable in his stoic expression and official uniform, just like his official portrait by Jacques-Louis David. Similarly, the digital artist infuses the painting of Italian philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli with incredible lifelike vibrancy and emotion. Each one of Uterwijk’s stunning digital portraits adds a new layer of intrigue to these prominent characters.
Scroll down to see more digital portraits of iconic figures and follow Uterwijk on Instagram and Twitter to keep up to date with his latest creations.
I just pulled up an old photo; one of these pictures looks disturbingly like me in my 20s.
She is gorgeous.
I didn’t recognize him without his BFG9000.
Those are some penetrating eyes for a statue.
Amazing musician...
https://youtu.be/hsFTi1DuZ8U
Didn’t Bill Clinton say something similar?
That was neat. Thanks for posting
French, Italian..Que’ sera! lol
LOL I SWEAR that is a spitting image of my drill instructor in basic training!
Nice.
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Miss Liberty looks like Penelope Lopez.
She was Alsatian, from a part of France that up until 1945 was periodically traded back and forth with what has been Germany since 1871.
(One of the families in my ancestry was “Alsatian French”. The family story goes that, since they came over in 1868, they missed being “Alsatian Prussian” by two years, and “Alsatian German” by three. The Prussians occupied in 1870, the Germanic lands unified in 1871, Alsace returned to France in 1918, and reoccupied as the “Westmark” from 1940 to 1945.)
Cool history.
Me too! :)
That ain't Napoleon. That's Woody Harrelson. LOL
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