Woman Decides To Recreate One Famous Classic Painting Each Day For A Whole Year

Do you remember the Getty Challenge? Towards the beginning of the pandemic, The Getty tasked the world with a fun quarantine challenge. The museum posted the following instructions on social media: “We challenge you to recreate a work of art with materials at home.” Participants needed to choose their favorite artwork, find items lying around the house that they could use as props or costumes and try to recreate their artwork of choice with the items they found.

While many people participated in this challenge, one person had so much fun with the challenge that she decided not to stop. Liza Yukhnyova told Bored Panda, “I started to imitate pieces of art for the #gettychallenge. At the beginning, I decided to do it daily for 30 days, but at the end of this period, I couldn’t stop. I’m still continuing and now I am on day 130.”

Yukhnyova set up an Instagram account where she posts her recreations alongside the original artwork. Her recreations are amazingly impressive, and what’s even more impressive is that she does it all herself. From costumes and makeup to taking the actual photo, it’s all her. She doesn’t have anyone help her. The photos aren’t taken with a fancy camera either. She uses her cell phone.

Scroll down to see some of our favorite artwork recreations by Yukhnyova.

  1. Portrait of a Lady

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    Rogier van der Weyden’s “Portrait of a Lady” ~1460

  2. Sibylla Palmifera

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    Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s “Sibylla Palmifera” – 1866-1870

  3. Circe Invidiosa

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    John William Waterhouse’s “Circe Invidiosa” – 1892

  4. Pytia

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    Jacek Malczewski’s “Pytia” – 1898

  5. Medea

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    Frederick Sandys’ “Medea” – 1868

  6. The Delphic Sybille

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    Michelangelo’s “The Delphic Sybille” – 1509

  7. The Fortune Teller

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    Frédéric Bazille’s “The Fortune Teller” – 1869

  8. Portrait of a Girl

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    John Everett Millais’ “Portrait of a Girl (Sophie Gray)” – 1857

  9. The Bride

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    Anders Zorn’s “The Bride” – 1886

  10. Self Portrait

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    Albert Edelfelt’s Self Portrait ~1900

  11. Portrait of a Girl

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    Remzi Taşkıran’s “Portrait Of A Girl” – 1961

  12. Portrait Of Countess Yusupova In The Russian Costume

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    Konstantin Makovsky’s “Portrait Of Countess Yusupova In The Russian Costume” – 1900

  13. An Italian Beauty

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    Tito Conti’s “An Italian Beauty” ~1880

  14. Judith Beheading Holofernes

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    Caravaggio’s “Judith Beheading Holofernes” – 1599

  15. Woman Of Algiers

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    Frederick Arthur Bridgman’s “Woman Of Algiers” ~1900

  16. La Belle Ferronnière

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    Leonardo Da Vinci’s “La Belle Ferronnière” – 1490

  17. Portrait Of Lady With A Fan

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    Paul Cesar Helleu’s “Portrait Of Lady With A Fan” ~1900

  18. Tete-A-Tete

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    Vladimir Makovsky’s “Tete-A-Tete” – 1909

  19. His Birthday Gift

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    John William Godward’s “His Birthday Gift” – 1889

  20. Portrait Of Lina Cavalieri

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    Giovanni Boldini’s “Portrait Of Lina Cavalieri” – 1901

  21. Illustration For Dior

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    René Gruau’s “Illustration For Dior” ~1950