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Leonardo da Vinci and William Bouguereau may have lived four centuries apart, but in art history that’s no time at all. Here you can find proof, in the shape of some beautiful Bouguerau paintings depicting Mona Lisa. You won’t find these paintings in the Paris Louvre, but exclusively here, on […]

The first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896, nine years before the death of William Bouguereau. Our famous friend got the Olympic spirit right from the start. On the eve of the Beijing Olympics, here are some of Bouguereau’s paintings (or maybe not his?) of sporting beauties on their way to Olympic Gold. Click […]

In July 2008, Worth1000.com organised a Star Wars Ren contest, inviting digital artists to place Star Wars characters, items, vehicles and scenes into classic art works. Out of the 44 entries, three were remastered Bouguereaus, two of which were prize winners. Below are close-ups. Click each to view the full artworks.

Silver: Yoda. Based on Bouguereau’s […]

Remastered version of Bouguereau’s Jeune Italienne puisant de l’eau (Italian Girl Drawing Water, 1871). Click for bigger
This remastered Italian Girl Drawing Water was the second-prize winner in the Out Of Bounds contest on FreakingNews in July 2008. Photoshop artists were invited to take any vintage photo or painting , make it appear in some environment […]

Fragment of Natalie Drawing Water, based on Bouguereau’s Italian Girl Drawing Water. Click for full version
This remastered portrait of actress Natalie Portman, based on Bouguereau’s Italian Girl Drawing Water was created by American photoshop artist Treason. It was one of many entries in the Modern Renaissance contest on Worth1000, in June 2008. Digital artists were […]