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RECREATING CLASSIC WORKS OF ART |ART

Julianne Moore in Armani Privé as a Degas dancer, Peter Lindbergh

I am a huge fan of historical paintings being recreated in modern photography, and I recently discovered two shoots that involved two actresses posing as subjects from famous works of art in couture gowns. These were Julianne Moore shot by Peter Lindbergh for the May 2008 edition of Harper's Bazaar and Nicole Kidman shot by Steven Meisel for the June 1999 edition of Vogue.

In both series, the actresses' timeless beauty and Lindbergh and Meisel's refined portrait photography deliver beautiful recreations that stand as works of art of their own...

Nicole Kidman in Chloé, Steven Meisel / Mrs Charles E Inches, John Singer Sargent, 1887

Julianne Moore in Lanvin, Peter Lindbergh / Seated Woman with Bent Knee, Egon Schiele, 1917

Nicole Kidman in Oscar de la Renta, Steven Meisel / Madame X, John Singer Sargent, 1884 / Julianne Moore in (?), Peter Lindbergh

Julianne Moore in Calvin Klein, Peter Lindbergh / Woman With a Fan, Amedeo Modigliani, 1919

Nicole Kidman in Chanel, Steven Meisel / Mrs Carl Meyer and her Children, John Singer Sargent, 1896

Julianne Moore in Dior, Peter Lindbergh / Adele Bloch-Bauer I, Gustav Klimt, 1907

Nicole Kidman in (?), Steven Meisel / Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, John Singer Sargent, 1892-3

Julianne Moore in Bottega Veneta , Peter Lindbergh / The Cripple, John Currin, 1997

Nicole Kidman in Christian Lacroix, Steven Meisel / Mrs George Swinton, John Singer Sargent, 1897

Julianne Moore in Louis Vuitton, Peter Lindbergh / Man-Crazy Nurse, Richard Prince, 2003

Nicole Kidman in Dior, Steven Meisel / Repose, John Singer Sargent, 1911