I'm not an artist, but I can Photoshop over one.
August 30, 2007 12:40 PM Subscribe
What are some pictures/paintings of groups of people that are instantly recognizable? I'm thinking along the line's of da Vinci's "The Last Supper" and would lend itself to having photographs (probably poorly) photoshopped over the faces for a friend's going-away gift?
I've already butchered "The Last Supper" and showed it to a few people who thought it was the funniest thing ever, so I'm looking for a few more suggestions of easily recognizable pictures of large groups of people. I'm at a complete loss.
I've already butchered "The Last Supper" and showed it to a few people who thought it was the funniest thing ever, so I'm looking for a few more suggestions of easily recognizable pictures of large groups of people. I'm at a complete loss.
Best answer: Album covers, like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band or Band on the Run.
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:44 PM on August 30, 2007
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:44 PM on August 30, 2007
the supreme court.
also, I've seen similar done with the cast of various sci-fi movies/tv shows (star trek seems common)
posted by Kellydamnit at 12:48 PM on August 30, 2007
also, I've seen similar done with the cast of various sci-fi movies/tv shows (star trek seems common)
posted by Kellydamnit at 12:48 PM on August 30, 2007
Lunch atop a skyscraper, which is sort of amusing juxtaposed with The Last Supper.
posted by gatorae at 12:50 PM on August 30, 2007
posted by gatorae at 12:50 PM on August 30, 2007
Best answer: Off the top of my head:
Manet - Lunch on the Grass
David - The Oath of the Horatti
Michaelangelo - The Creation of Adam
I'm sure I'll think of more once I leave this forsaken computer lab.
posted by fair_game at 12:52 PM on August 30, 2007
Manet - Lunch on the Grass
David - The Oath of the Horatti
Michaelangelo - The Creation of Adam
I'm sure I'll think of more once I leave this forsaken computer lab.
posted by fair_game at 12:52 PM on August 30, 2007
Two people: the V-J Day Kiss is instantly recognizable.
Four people: Mount Rushmore. Also, I think the Queen II album cover is really recognizable.
Groups: What about A Sunday on La Grande Jatte? Botticelli's Birth of Venus?
There's a lot of humor potential in the movie poster shot from The Breakfast Club if your pals are of the right generation.
posted by pineapple at 12:57 PM on August 30, 2007
Four people: Mount Rushmore. Also, I think the Queen II album cover is really recognizable.
Groups: What about A Sunday on La Grande Jatte? Botticelli's Birth of Venus?
There's a lot of humor potential in the movie poster shot from The Breakfast Club if your pals are of the right generation.
posted by pineapple at 12:57 PM on August 30, 2007
The Raft of the Medusa was used for last week's New Yorker cover, I believe.
posted by Rash at 1:03 PM on August 30, 2007
posted by Rash at 1:03 PM on August 30, 2007
Response by poster: Holy moly. This is going to be the best hack-job ever. Keep 'em comin!
posted by banannafish at 1:07 PM on August 30, 2007
posted by banannafish at 1:07 PM on August 30, 2007
Jan Van Eyck's Arnolfini "Wedding" Portrait. Wood's American Gothic.
posted by buka at 1:28 PM on August 30, 2007
posted by buka at 1:28 PM on August 30, 2007
More David (he painted a lot of famous groups):
The Death Of Socrates
The Intervention of the Sabine Women
The Coronation of Napoleon
posted by fair_game at 1:29 PM on August 30, 2007
The Death Of Socrates
The Intervention of the Sabine Women
The Coronation of Napoleon
posted by fair_game at 1:29 PM on August 30, 2007
Yalta
Going with the "going away" theme: Nixon's Resignation
posted by Pollomacho at 1:31 PM on August 30, 2007
Going with the "going away" theme: Nixon's Resignation
posted by Pollomacho at 1:31 PM on August 30, 2007
Judith & Holofernes has good comedic potential. This page has Caravaggio's and Gentileschi's paintings.
If you want a big crowd, maybe a Bosch? Here's the Last Judgment.
posted by Marit at 1:40 PM on August 30, 2007
If you want a big crowd, maybe a Bosch? Here's the Last Judgment.
posted by Marit at 1:40 PM on August 30, 2007
Renoir's Le Moulin de la Galette is a fun party scene of people dancing. There's room for at least six faces in the foreground, but you could put many others in the background.
posted by saffry at 1:48 PM on August 30, 2007
posted by saffry at 1:48 PM on August 30, 2007
Here's a hi-res image that when re-photoshopped with friend's faces will be hilarious.
posted by yeti at 1:50 PM on August 30, 2007
posted by yeti at 1:50 PM on August 30, 2007
The Simpsons all sitting on the couch.
posted by happyturtle at 1:54 PM on August 30, 2007
posted by happyturtle at 1:54 PM on August 30, 2007
More Rembrandt: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
posted by hydrophonic at 2:39 PM on August 30, 2007
posted by hydrophonic at 2:39 PM on August 30, 2007
A bit of a downer, but there's always The Death of Marat.
posted by Joe Invisible at 5:29 PM on August 30, 2007
posted by Joe Invisible at 5:29 PM on August 30, 2007
Gustave Courbet, Burial at Ornans
J.S. Sargent, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (excellent choice for your golf buddies or frat brothers)
posted by Rock Steady at 9:02 PM on August 30, 2007
J.S. Sargent, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (excellent choice for your golf buddies or frat brothers)
posted by Rock Steady at 9:02 PM on August 30, 2007
Oh, and Rembrandt Van Rijn's The Nightwatch is one of the most important group portraits in art history.
posted by Rock Steady at 9:05 PM on August 30, 2007
posted by Rock Steady at 9:05 PM on August 30, 2007
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posted by oneirodynia at 12:42 PM on August 30, 2007