Characters from Classic Paintings Back into the Modern World

Ukranian artist Alexey Kondakov brings back figures from classic paintings but now in our modern world. He juxtaposes characters from the history of art with contemporary landscapes and scenes. It’s a blend of the past and the present.

What really makes it so amazing is that he inserts them in a way with perfect lighting and shadows making it really come to life.

“I realized that the heroes of these masterpieces were simply looking to spend quality time [together], like us,. From Cesar van Everdingen’s Bacchus to Caravaggio’s David and Goliath and William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Nymphs and Satyr, Kondakov..