Art might imitate life, but there are some people who absolutely adore doing the opposite and decide to imitate art. In astonishing detail! One of these incredibly creative individuals is Liza Yukhnyova, an artist from Saint Petersburg in Russia, who has recreated famous paintings daily for an entire year.
She takes the high road and does things the hard, old-fashioned way, without any digital mumbo-jumbo. Liza does everything by herself, from the gorgeous and realistic costumes to the makeup and historic hairstyles.
Check out some of the artist’s latest intricate art recreations below, upvote your favorite ones, and be sure to let us know which ones you loved the most and why. If you love Liza’s recreations as much as we do, then be sure to follow her Instagram for her latest updates. And when you’re done with this list, check out Liza’s earlier feature on Bored Panda right here.
Liza told Bored Panda all about her project and how she juggled it with a full-time job and volunteering, so be sure to read on for our in-depth interview with her.
#1 Frederick Sandys “Cassandra” (1860)
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#2 Albert Lynch “A Girl In A White Bonnet” (~1918)
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#3 Frederic Bazille “Young Woman With Lowered Eyes” (1869)
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#4 William Holman Hunt “The Bride Of Bethlehem” (1884)
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#5 Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky “Portrait Of A Nurse” (1910)
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#6 Firs Zhuravlev “After The Marriage” (1874)
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#7 Tito Conti “A Demure Beauty” (19th Century)
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#8 Ivan Kulikov “Wildflowers” (1913)
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#9 Saturnino Herrán “Creole With Shawls” (1915)
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#10 Francisco Laso “Santa Rosa De Lima” (1859)
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#11 Virgine Demont-Breton “Fisherman’s Wife Coming To Bath Her Children” (1881)
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#12 Julio Romero De Torres “Rachel Meller” (1910)
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#13 Konstantin Makovsky “Tea Drinking” (1914)
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#14 Cecilio Guzmán De Rojas “Nusta” (1936)
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#15 Ade Styka “Girl With An Apple” (1900)
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#16 Vasili Pukirev “The Unequal Marriage” (1862)
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#17 Giuseppe Mazza “Suppression Of The Monastery” (1867)
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#18 Jesus Helguera “Portrait Of A Girl” (1940)
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#19 Belmiro De Almeida “The Chatterbox” (1893)
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#20 Vasily Surikov “Head Of A Glancing Nun” (~1884)
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#21 Anton Ebert “Portrait Of A Young Spanish Woman” (1880)
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#22 Vasily Surikov “The Head Of A Laughing Girl” (1890)
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#23 Kristian Zahrtmann “Christina In Palazzo Corsini” (1908)
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#24 James Sant “The Artist’s Wife Elizabeth With Their Daughter Mary Edith” (1852)
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#25 Lilla Kabot Perry “Mrs. Joseph Clark Crew” (1904)
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#26 Robert Henry “Mexican Girl, Maria” (1916)
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#27 William Powell Frith “Alexandra, Princess Of Wales” (1867)
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#28 Jan Adam Kruseman “The Barted Bride” (1850)
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#29 Conrad Kiesel “Spanish Woman” (1920)
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#30 Edmund Blair Leighton “Maternity” (1917)
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