French artist (and superhero superfan) Sacha Goldberger had a weird idea, and he didn’t let go until it became a reality. The fine art photographer wanted to recreate the superheroes (and villains) of his youth in the style of the paintings of the Flemish 16th and 17th century masters.
“What if Superman was born in the 16th Century? What if the Hulk was a duke? How would Van Euyk have painted Snow White?”
Goldberger started with models who look remarkably like their movie counterparts. He dressed the models in complex, lush versions of their costumes rendered (modestly) in expensive fabrics. The models are then formally posed like nobles, then moodily lit in the Flemish Renaissance style, and the results are undeniably fun and gorgeous.
You can see the entire collection on Sacha Goldberger’s website.
All images property of Sacha Goldberger.
February 8, 2019 at 8:18 am
Just never know where art will take you. Wonder what she did with all of this .
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February 8, 2019 at 8:22 am
That’s a good question. Maybe she donated it to cold superheroes!
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February 8, 2019 at 10:03 am
I am confused. To this old man Sacha is a female name, yet she is refered to as ‘he’ humm. There is a lot of Photo Shop is these. With all of that said, very enjoyable and interesting Hal
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February 8, 2019 at 3:10 pm
In some cultures, it’s used as a male name, like Sacha Baron Cohen. I’m glad you found the post intriguing!
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February 8, 2019 at 10:10 am
These are fabulous in all their cheeky tribute glory.
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February 8, 2019 at 3:11 pm
They really are so tongue-in-cheek!
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February 8, 2019 at 12:52 pm
I absolutely love these!
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February 8, 2019 at 3:11 pm
We should make our own!
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February 9, 2019 at 9:40 pm
Let’s!!
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February 8, 2019 at 2:19 pm
These are fabulous photos. I love a good cultural mashup and these photos are especially good. I will need to show them to my superhero nerd kids when they get in from school.
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February 8, 2019 at 3:13 pm
I had my inner superhero nerd kid in mind when I wrote it!
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February 9, 2019 at 7:31 am
Two of my favorite things, Renaissance style and superheroes brought together make it a fabulous post 💕💕👌👌
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February 9, 2019 at 12:50 pm
Those are two of my faves, too! I thought it was a very successful mashup.
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February 9, 2019 at 8:36 pm
It really was! 😍
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February 9, 2019 at 12:14 pm
He came up with some amazing costumes for sure!
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February 9, 2019 at 12:58 pm
I think they’re marvelous!
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February 9, 2019 at 3:36 pm
These are fantastic – I love them!
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February 10, 2019 at 12:45 am
They really are fun!
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