The times they are a changin'

After finding some old art books, I realized that I love the expressions of some of the women portrayed in the paintings, so peculiar and intense. I started thinking about how women's lives have changed over the centuries and I've tried to reinterpret some of my favorite works in a modern setting, with a focus and emphasis on contrasts. The photos are all designed and taken by me, using my Canon 6D and remote control via my smartphone. I am the subject of all the photos.

La Gioconda, Leonardo da Vinci

Portrait of a Young Woman, Amedeo Modigliani

American Gothic, Grant Wood

Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer

Portrait of Madame X, John Singer Sargent (detail)

The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli (detail)

Woman eating banana, Fernando Botero

Head Of A Young Woman, Edgar Degas

Sibilla delfica, Michelangelo (detail, Sistine Chapel)

Annunciazione, Piero della Francesca, (detail)

Portrait of a Young Woman, Antonio del Pollaiolo

Portrait of Baartjen Martens, Rembrandt

La medusa, Caravaggio