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Artist Imagines What Famous Historical Figures Would Look Like Today

When we picture famous figures throughout history, we usually only have old paintings and drawings to go by. Artist and designer Becca Saladin gives us a much more realistic view of what they might look like today, with her photo-realistic impressions. Using styles and clothing of today, we see people from Leonardo Da Vinci to Joan of Arc, all as they might look today.

It’s a fascinating and enlightening project that she calls Royalty Now.

Leonardo Da Vinci

Katherine Howard

Girl With the Pearl Earring

Mona Lisa

Caesar Augustus

Chevalier De Saint-Georges

Joan of Arc

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Anne of Cleves

Mary, Queen of Scots

Thomas Jefferson

Queen Victoria

Terracotta Archer

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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