Classic paintings recreated as hilarious quarantine photos

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There are many ways to deal with the isolation and anxiety of social distancing and quarantine, but coming up with hilarious photoshoots of old masterpieces might be the most fun one I've seen so far.

This idea can be traced back to 22 March, when the @covidclassics Instagram account was created. On it, '4 housemates who love art ... and are in quarantine indefinitely' began recreating classic paintings using only items they could find in their own home.

No filters, no editing, just us and the stuff in our house, reads the account description. The results are, well ... judge for yourself. Scroll down to see what the foursome have managed to create over the past week and a half. On Instagram, each pair of photos is accompanied by a behind-the-scenes look at how they were made:

The idea has been picked up around the world and may have inspired this Getty Museum Twitter challenge, which was published three days after the @covidclassics account launched on Instagram.

The results of the challenge have received international media attention, as hundreds of bored people staying at home let their creativity run free and captured some truly hilarious recreations of instantly recognisable classics.

Source: PetaPixel

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