11 photos from tabloids perfectly matched with works of art
@TabloidArtHistory is a new Twitter account that describes itself as, ‘Tabloid pics + Art History : “For every pic of Lindsay Lohan falling, there’s a Bernini sculpture begging to be referenced.’
The pictures are great and here’s 11 of their very best:
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Anna Nicole Smith at the 2005 MTV Video Awards // Detail from 'The Birth of Venus' by Botticelli, c. 1486 pic.twitter.com/YNj4Jqm61h
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) November 27, 2016
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Donald Trump, April 2016 (Campaign Rally) // Francis Bacon, 'Business Man I', 1952 (oil paint and sand on canvas) pic.twitter.com/q2RwpGeX1Q
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) November 28, 2016
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Lindsay Lohan, 2010 // Edvard Munch (untitled), c.1907-1910 pic.twitter.com/vrJisK5qTr
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) November 28, 2016
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Amanda Seyfried in car with friend, Los Angeles (date unknown) // Egon Schiele, 'Two Women Embracing", 1915 pic.twitter.com/l43uXhIUiw
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) November 28, 2016
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Christina Aguilera, 2001 // Figure of Isis Aphrodite, 2nd AD (Egypt), painted terracotta pic.twitter.com/tFmHmumqui
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) November 27, 2016
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Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajwoski, 2016 // Gabrielle d'Estrées and one of her sisters by an unknown artist, c. 1594. pic.twitter.com/PRO4qgRqyn
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) November 27, 2016
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Hilary Clinton, Campaign Rally, 2016 // Savely Sorin, 'Woman with a Falcon', 1894-7 pic.twitter.com/GN7gx7F0ub
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) November 28, 2016
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Lindsay Lohan mughshot, July 27th, 2007 // Ada, Emil Nolde, (woodcut) 1906 pic.twitter.com/zloyW4m0Fs
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) November 27, 2016
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Bianca Jagger at Studio 54, celebrating her 32nd birthday, 1977 // 'Lady Godiva' by Adam van Noort, 1586. pic.twitter.com/gM0PsBgzDk
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) November 28, 2016
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Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Polly Mellon, & Christy Turlington, 1989 // Le Can Can by Jean-Gabriel Domergue, 1932 pic.twitter.com/sagoDoVPqR
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) November 27, 2016
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Khloe and Kim Kardashian, 2016 // 'Pietá' Francesco Trevisani, c. 17th century pic.twitter.com/nSy5cTfnPI
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) November 27, 2016
