Darth Vader with a Unicorn? Pop-Reinterpretations by Hillary White

I came across these terrific pop paintings by artist Hillary White and couldn’t help but share them. White, a self-proclaimed child of the 80s, takes famous paintings by the likes of Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh & Leonardo da Vinci and “reinterprets” them with characters like Batman, Darth Vader, and The Muppets. For real.

“I like the silliness of the juxtaposition” said Hillary White in a recent interview over at frank151.com. “I’ve done more traditional work like portraits, landscapes and still-lifes, but they don’t satisfy my funny bone. I can see pop culture icons having some of the charisma of the kings and queens of old, and can continue to imagine that if some of the classical artists were alive today, they might be painting these types of subjects.”

I’ve listed the original painting first, followed by White’s mashup. Enjoy…

Ary Scheffer – The Temptation of Christ (1854)

Leonardo da Vinci – The Last Supper (1498)

Rembrandt – The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632)

Ilya Repin – Ivan the Terrible and his Son (1885)

Domenichino – A Virgin with a Unicorn (1605)

Peter Paul Rubens – Cimon and Pero (Roman Charity) (1630)

François-Xavier Fabre – Portrait of a Man (1809)

Henry Fuseli – The Nightmare (1781)

Guido Reni – Virgin Mary (1630)

Vincent van Gogh – Cafe Terrace at Night (1888)

Unknown artist – Gabrielle d’Estrées et une de ses sœurs (1594)