100 Celebrities Recreated As If They Were In Classical Paintings, By Kyès

People of status always dominated in portraits, not only because of their elevated social rank but also because it cost a fortune to commission a painting. Nowadays, however, there are millions of cheaper and faster ways to immortalize one's image, making portrait paintings a somewhat unnecessary medium. Just like the medium, the subjects of portraits have also changed: royalty and nobles don't have as much importance as they used to have, and they've slowly been exchanged for a modern version of people of status — celebrities. Instagram artist Kyès digitally recreates classical paintings by substituting people that were important back in the day with people who are considered to be important in pop culture nowadays. In short, this substitution works, probably because the classical painting style subconsciously elevates the subject of the painting onto a higher plane than just simply mundane. A modern analogy would be a "star," which also signifies this sort of specialness. In other words, classical paintings and celebrities are a match made in heaven. Check it out and judge for yourselves!

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#1 Rihanna

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#2 Madonna

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#3 Snoop Dogg

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#4 Billie Eilish

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#5 Johnny Depp

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#6 Katy Perry

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#7 Mick Jagger

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#8 Carrie Fisher

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#9 Amy Winehouse

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#10 Eminem

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#11 Mark Hamill

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#12 Björk

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#13 Hayao Miyazaki

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#14 Queen Latifah

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#15 Jay-Z & Beyonce

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#16 Forest Whitaker

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#17 Jimi Hendrix

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#18 Kurt Cobain

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#19 Ice Cube

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#20 Adele

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#21 Debbie Harry

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#22 André 3000

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#23 Anya Taylor-Joy

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#24 Daft Punk

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#25 Sean Connery

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#26 Sade

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#27 Erykah Badu

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#28 Mary J. Blige

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#29 The Mandalorian

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#30 Al Pacino (Tony Montana)

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#31 Michael Jackson

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#32 Missy Elliott

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#33 James Gandolfini

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#34 Donald Glover (Childish Gambino)

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#35 Lana Del Rey

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#36 Lauryn Hill

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#37 Alicia Keys

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#38 Chilla

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#39 Janelle Monáe

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#40 Charlotte Gainsbourg

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#41 Lily Allen

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#42 DMX

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#43 Vincent Cassel

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#44 Neelam

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#45 The Notorious B.I.G.

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#46 Drake

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#47 Dua Lipa

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#48 La Rosalía

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#49 Fka Twigs

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#50 Vincent Lindon

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#51 Lousita Cash

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#52 Iron Man (Tony Stark)

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#53 Arlo Parks

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#54 Megan Thee Stallion

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#55 Method Man

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#56 Jean Rochefort

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#57 Q-Tip The Abstract

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#58 Angèle

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#59 Simz

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#60 Antoine Lomepal

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#61 Estelle

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#62 D Smoke

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#63 Nicki Minaj

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#64 Young Thug

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#65 Lord Esperanza

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#66 Nekfeu

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#67 Redman

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#68 Jill Scott

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#69 Roméo Elvis

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#70 Vald

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#71 Alpha Wann

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#72 Kendrick Lamar

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#73 Pop Smoke

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#74 Sch

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#75 Jean Dujardin

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#76 Angie Stone

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#77 Jamel Debbouze

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#78 Nipsey Hussle

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#79 Orelsan

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#80 Tupac Shakur

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#81 Roschdy Zem

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#82 Eve

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#83 Assa Traore

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#84 Jorja Smith

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#85 Vladimir Cauchemar

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#86 NAS

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#87 ASAP Rocky

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#88 Charles Aznavour

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#89 Sofiane Zermani

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#90 Rilès

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#91 Oli

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#92 Caballero

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#93 Stromae

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#94 Joeystarr

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#95 Alexandre Astier

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#96 Damso

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#97 Zoran Stro Lucas

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#98 Lorenzo

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#99 Clara Luciani

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#100 Serge Gainsbourg

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