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Becca Saladin Imagines Historical Figures as Modern Day People

Joe C — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 09:14:00 +0000

Graphic designer Becca Saladin has been a huge history and archaeology enthusiast since she was a little girl. That’s why back in February 2019 she started a project where she combined her two biggest passions; her love for both art and history. She created a series of images titled Royalty Now where she re-imagined historical figures as humans from the 21^st century.

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Not exactly royalty but certainly one of the most well known faces in the world: the Mona Lisa. What do you all think about the calls to remove her from the Louvre?

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“I’ve always thought how incredible it would be to see historical events and people the way they actually happened and the way they actually looked,” the artist shared with Bored Panda and added that she was curious to see her favorite historical figure, Anne Boleyn, as a modern woman. “I wanted to know if she could come to life from the few pale, flat portraits we have of her.”

She says that the feedback was amazing, as evidenced by her 36,00 Instagram followers and hundreds of likes on each post. If you are curious to see the ‘modernized’ version of Abraham Lincoln, Jane Austen, or Queen Victoria, check out the gallery below.

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A lot of you requested Abraham Lincoln when I asked last week – this one came together so nicely. As most of you know, Abe Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. He preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the U.S. economy. . I personally don’t see any modern doppelganger – I think he was a really unique looking person. Who do you all think he looks like? . Colorization for left image goes to Marina Amaral (@marinaarts), and Universal History Archive.

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Louis XV is lesser known than his predecessor the Sun King and his heir, Louis XVI, but he was the second-longest reigning monarch in French history. I have always known him by his famous mistresses, Madame De Pompadour (a former Royalty Now subject, swipe to see her) and Madame du Barry. I’ll do Madame du Barry soon and complete the set!

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Throwback to the stunning Queen Nefertiti. . . . This bust of Nefertiti (believed to have been sculpted during her lifetime) is famous for its grace and beauty. Nefertiti lived from approximately 1370 – 1330 BC. She was an Egyptian queen and the wife of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh. Akhenaten is famous for his attempt to transition Egypt into a monotheistic society (worshipping only the sun god, Aten), instead of a polytheistic one.

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