These Neo-Renaissance creations express the second rebirth of classical paintings and styles. But since these creations were made in modern times, many of these Renaissance-inspired pieces are infused with technology and references from pop culture today.
A perfect example of this is Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus,' which has been recreated countless times, now replacing the goddess Venus herself with celebrities like Beyonce, Lady Gaga and other outrageous characters like cats and Santa Claus.
Another popular painting that has been reinterpreted a million different ways includes the Mona Lisa, which has been remade in tons of different materials, as well as remixed to make Mona more relatable to the youths of today. Svetlana Petrova's creations are a prime example of this, which adds cats to the arms of figures from classical paintings.
96 Neo-Renaissance Remixes
From Twisted Renaissance Portraits to Mona Lisa Graffiti:
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Bizarre Painting-Inspired Photography
The 2Fik’s Museum Exhibit Explores Canonical Art
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Segway-Riding Sculptures
Alexey Morosov Crafts Statues of Women Using the Odd Personal Transport
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Paintings With Hidden Images
Superimposed Surrealism by Octavio Ocampo
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Da Vinci-Inspired Dolls
Mattel Releases Fine Art Barbies Based on Art History
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Ancient Bridal Photography
Renaissance by Caroline Knopf Time Travels Back to the Middle Ages
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Classically Painted Celebs
The Worth1000 Modern Renaissance Contest Mishmashes Two Worlds
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Recycled Art
Mona Lisa Made From Obsolete Motherboards
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Geeky Classic Paintings
'Video Games Get Arty' Series Mashes Fine Arts with Digital World
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Surreally Altered Sci-Fi Portraits
Mark Bryan Transforms Iconic Paintings into Sci-Fi Paintings
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Historical Cat-Infused Paintings
Great Artists' Mews is a Collection of the Greatest Masterpieces
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Historic Helium Art
Larry Moss Airigami Recreates Famous Art Works Using Balloons
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Botched Painting Recreations
The 'Ecce Homo Restorations' are Hilarious
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Renaissance Recreation Captures
Mark Abouzeid Contrasts Classic Portraits with Modern Photos
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Recreating Iconic Paintings with Children
‘Old Masters' by Rainer Elstermann
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Artistic Reinterpreted Holiday Art
'Santa Classics' Infuses Saint Nick into Famous Paintings
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Modern Masterpiece Mash-Ups
Alexandre Madureira Contemporizes Classical Artistic Creations
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Dreamy Dutch Damsel Photoshoots
The Katja Borghuis Schon Magazine Set is Soft and Sweet
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Mona Lisa Graffiti
The Classic Painting With a Street Art Spin
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Modern Realist Masterpieces
Vincent Desiderio Contemporizes Techniques of Classic Artists
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Modernized Renaissance Photography
Maisie Broadhead Puts a Clever Spin on Classic Images of Love
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Deviant Duckified Masterpieces
Duckomenta Takes Great Pop Art and Gives It an Avian Twist
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Artistic Advertising
Hotel Ads Imitate Renaissance Masters
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Morbid Renaissance Artwork
These Dark Paintings Portray Women in an Eerie Light
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Oil Painting-Inspired Child Captures
Bill Gekas Turns His Daughter into a Medieval Muse
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Classic Artwork in LEGO
These Modern Masterpieces Are Toyrific for Collectors
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Remixed Renaissance Art
10 Mona Lisa Parodies
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Iconic Art-Inspired Photo Collages
The Shutterstock Ad Campaign Makes Masterpieces from Scratch
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Songstress Art Mashup Blogs
The Beyonce Art History Blog Combines the Diva Lyricism with Artwork
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Famous Painting Makeovers
Victoria Chernovol Gives the Mona Lisa a Facelift
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Pop-Art Pizza Portraits
Domenico Crolla Transforms Pizzas into Quirky Works of Pop Art
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Carved Leaf Portraits
Awesome Flora Etchings, Including the Mona Leafa
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Fancy Star Wars Portraits
Strangely Drawn Art by Jim Hance
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Re-Imagined Iconic Paintings
Cesar Santos' Ability to Transform Historic Art is on Full Display
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Re-Imagining Roman Icons
2009 Lavazza Coffee Calender by Annie Leibovitz
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Religious Gamer Recreations
Kordian Lewandowskiego's 'Game Over' is Inspired by La Pieta
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Childish Classic Masterpieces
Katarzyna Slowianska Re-Imagines Old Paintings with Kiddish Subjects
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Classical Art Fashion Comparisions
Miss Moss Identifies Paintings That Inspired Delpozo Fashions
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Horrific Renaissance Painting Remixes
This Mona Lisa Remix is a Scary Twist on the Iconic Portrait
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Brawling Beast Bloodbaths
Ryohei Hase Focuses on a Theme of Darkness
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Altered Revered Artwork
Abandoned Paintings by Bence Hajdu Remove People From Famous Art
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Fashion Meets Fine Art
Jean-Charles De Castelbajac's 'Triumph of the Sign'
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Photographic Classical Paintings
The Series 'Taking the Chair' Brings Paintings Back to Life
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Feline-Infused Satirical Art
Svetlana Petrova Merges Cat Images With Classic Paintings
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Hilarious Renaissance Style Guides
These Images Help Differentiate Between Renaissance Painters
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Tech Design Parody Blogs
The 'Jony Ive Redesigns Things' Tumblr Parodies the iOS7 Flat Design
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Simplified Iconic Moments
The Wonchan Lee ‘Minimalist Modern History’ is Educational
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Pixelated Art Paintings
Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring is Rendered Pixalated
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Grinning Iconic Art
These Paul Kidby Artworks Will Have You Laughing
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Twisted Renaissance Portraits
Nick Thomm's Psychedelic Artwork Combines Classics with Modern Style
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Classical Connect-The-Dot Artwork
Thomas Pavitte Constructs a Massive Dotted Mona Lisa
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Archetypal Wall Decals
Decorate Your Home with Mona Lisa Wall Stickers
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Pixelated Painting Covers
The 'Girl With The Pearl Earring' Ixxi Modular Connecting System
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Classic Edible Art
The Giant Bread Mona Lisa Mosaic is Made From Over 10,000 Pieces of Bread
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Theatrical Brute Photography
'"Chiaroscuro" Caravaggio' is Inspired by the Famous Painter
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Fine Art Switchplates
DaVinci, Monet and Michelangelo Shed New Light on Design
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Sacrilegious Sculpture Renditions
Michelangelo is Challenged by the Jan Fabre 'Pieta' Design
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Lawn Art
Mona Lisa in Grass
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Car Window Masterpieces
'Blind Passengers' are Screens to Block the Sun with a Classical Art Twist
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Comical Medical Murals
Dr. Kim's 'The Creation of Adam' Decal is Humorous
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Guido-Inspired Artworks
These Jersey Shore Season 4 Promos Feature a Twist on Historic Art Pieces
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Post-It Notes Masterpieces
Mona Lisa from 12,000 Sticky Sheets
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Makeup Masterpiece Campaigns
Wafi Batarfie Creates an Art-Inspired Makeup Ad for Avon
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Classical Art Collages
Sagaki Keita Turns Classic Art into Epic Collages
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Painting with Food
Phil Hansen's 'Mona Greasa' Burger Grease Art & More (UPDATE)
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Pensational Classic Art
James Mylne Draws "The Girl With a Pearl Earring" With a Bic Pen
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Renaissance-Rendered Photography
Kevin Best Reinterprets the Dutch Golden Age of Painting
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Recreating Famous Portraits With Food
The Meat Mona Lisa
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Buccaneer-Inspired Pet Portraits
These Customized Pet Portraits Transform Your Pet Into a Pirate
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Remixed Renaissance Sculptures
Roger Reutimann Re-Interprets 'The Birth of Venus' Painting
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Chinese Copycat Creations
Photographer Michael Wolf Captures Expert Iconic Painting Facsimiles
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Paint Ball Portraits
The Mona Lisa in 80 Nanoseconds
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Milan's Portable Toilet Art
Sebach Designs in Arezzo
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Guerrilla Rubber Duckies
Famous Paintings "With Extra Ducks"
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Iconic Moving Painting Stunts
The 'Go Europe' Campaign Tricked Visitors with a Fake Mona Lisa
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Stunning Sea Glass Portraits
Denyse Terio Creates Fine Works of Art with Materials From the Sea
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Fruity Classical Art
Take a Bite Out of the Mona Lisa With These Magimix Tzur Golan Ads
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Artistic Masterpiece Consoles
The Mona Lisa Xbox 360 Case Features Da Vinci's Portrait
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Renaissance Inspired Ads
Reebok's Birth of Venus
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Coffee Cup Artwork
Mona Lisa is Revamped into a Caffeine Addict
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Spool of Thread Artwork
This Recreation of a Timeless Classic Brings New Business to Tailors
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Art From Burger Grease
Arby's Ad is a Gross Twist On a Da Vinci Oil Painting
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Microscopic Iconic Paintings
The 'Mini Lisa' Brings the Mona Lisa to a Molecular Scale
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Stow-Away Art Furniture
Fold-Up Chair Disguised As a Painting of the Mona Lisa
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Classical Celebrity-Infused Portraits
The Carter Family Portrait Gallery Paints Popular Celebs
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Renaissance Rocker T-Shirts
This Da Vinci Code T-shirt Takes a Rock Approach to Science
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Interactive Art
Talk to Dead Painters at Seoul's 'Alive Art' Exhibit
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Renaissance Painting-Inspired Furniture
The Feast in the House of Simon Collection is Modernized
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Supreme Tablet Etchings
Pen Spinning Art on the Fujitsu 'LifeBook T900'
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Artistic Surgical Marking Ads
The Herzlia Medical Center Campaign Advocates Plastic Surgery
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Medieval Galactic Mashup Art
This Medieval Star Wars at is Where Two Worlds Collide
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Religious Painting Videos
The Highly-Anticipated Kanye West ‘Power' Music Clip
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Giving Masterpieces Mustaches
Bic Says Anyone Can Be An Artist With Their Mona Lisa Spoof
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Nouveau Renaissance Music Shorts
The Alt-J 'Tessellate' Video Modernizes Raphael Paintings
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Famous Painting Flipbooks
The Mona Lisa Book by Fraser Clark Explores the Inundating Internet
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Pop Culture Tribute Videos
The Lady Gaga 'Applause' Video is Full of Pop Culture Homages
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Famous Art-Inspired Lighting
The Sistine Pendant Light by Young and Battaglia is a
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