'Put it back, Eve!'
after: Jan van Eyck, ʻThe Arnolfini Marriageʼ - 1434, National Gallery, London, England. Jan van Eyck (1390-1441), a Flemish painter of the early Renaissance was considered to be one of the great masters of the Northern European School. He is attributed to being one of the inventors of oil painting. This painting shows the wedding portrait of Giovanni Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife.
after: Paul Cézanne, ʻStill Life with Peppermint Bottleʼ - 1890-94, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, United States of America. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) has been called the father of modern painting. Cézanne searched for the essence in his paintings by deconstructing what he saw in front of him. For him, photography became obsolete. In his view objects had to have their own painterly appearance following their own laws.
after: Michelangelo Merisi called Caravaggio, ʻMedusaʼ - 1600-01, Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Michelangelo Merisi called Caravaggio (1571-1610), unlike his fellow painters, was often in trouble for painting scenes that were too close for comfort. This painting represents the head of Medusa, a Greek snake-haired female monster, of which it was said, that if one looked at it, one would instantly turn into stone. Here she is painted on a shield.
A special thanks to James Colman for his support, original ideas and help.