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 Katy Perry
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#6 Mick Jagger
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#7 Eminem
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#8 Johnny Depp
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#9 Amy Winehouse
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#10 Carrie Fisher
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#11 Hayao Miyazaki
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#12 Björk
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#13 Mark Hamill
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#14 Forest Whitaker
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#16 Ice Cube
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#17 Jimi Hendrix
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#20 Queen Latifah
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#21 Debbie Harry
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#22 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 Al Pacino (Tony Montana)
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#29 The Mandalorian
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#42 The Notorious B.I.G.
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#44 Janelle Monáe
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#53 Lousita Cash
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#54 Iron Man (Tony Stark)
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#55 Estelle
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#72 Nipsey Hussle
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#73 Nekfeu
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#79 Tupac Shakur
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#80 Assa Traore
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#92 Rilès
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#93 Oli
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#94 Caballero
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#96 Alexandre Astier
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#97 Clara Luciani
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#98 Serge Gainsbourg
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#99 Charles Aznavour
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#100 Zoran Stro Lucas
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#101 Jean-Pierre Bacri
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#102 Renaud
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#103 Ol' Dirty Bastard
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#110 Philippe Katerine
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#111 Damian Marley
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#113 Christophe
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