Amazing Recreations of Old Master's Paintings That Utilize Children as Models

"Rainier Elstermann series "Old Masters", recreates classic art staples replacing the original models with children, giving the end results a strange kind of gravitas." Amazing work and awesome talent!


"Girl with a Pearl Earring", 1665 by Johannes Vermeer


"Portrait of a Chambermaid", 1625 by Peter Paul Rubens


"Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour", 1756 by Francois Boucher


"Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling", 1527 by Hans Holbein the Younger


"Portrait of a Young Girl", 1460 by Petrus Christus


"Portrait of Margaretha van Eyck", 1439 by Jan van Eyck


"Lady with an Ermine", 1490 by Leonardo da Vinci


"Maria Portinari", 1470 by Hans Memling

via Wicked Halo