Bored Panda works better on our iPhone app
Continue in app Continue in browser

Add post form topAdd Post
Tooltip close

The Bored Panda iOS app is live! Fight boredom with iPhones and iPads here.

Raising Our Forefathers From The Dead: I Recreate Costumes From Famous Paintings
User submission
24.2K

Raising Our Forefathers From The Dead: I Recreate Costumes From Famous Paintings

ADVERTISEMENT

My name is Nicole Friedersdorf, I am a German costume designer aka DarkDirndl – specialized on the reconstruction of historic gowns and dresses – exactly as seen on paintings, sketches or for real in museums or exhibitions.

In cooperation with Markus Gath, a quite talented and smart photographer, I started the Resurrection Project: reproducing gowns from paintings as they might have been looked for real (color, fabric, details, etc.), finding models quite alike to those in the painting and setting them in scene like on the painting. We want to give our forefathers a real face, bringing people even closer to their history! We just started, below are our first shootings – more to come. Our goal is to work with museums/schools on projects didactically or private citizens wanting to be set in scene like below in reconstructed costumes.

More info: Facebook | foto-gath.de

RELATED:

    Portrait of a Lady by Rogier van der Weyden

    Maria Magdalena (Church of divine Mary, Leipzig)

    Young Elizabeth I by unknown artist

    ADVERTISEMENT

    Ophelia by John Everett Millais

    Melancholia by Lucas Cranach

    24Kviews

    Share on Facebook
    DarkDirndl Arts and Crafts

    DarkDirndl Arts and Crafts

    Author, Community member

    Read more »

    My name is Nicole Friedersdorf, I am a German costume designer aka "DarkDirndl" specialized on the reconstrution of historic gowns and dresses - exactly as seen on paintings, sketches or for real in museums or exhibitions.

    Read less »
    DarkDirndl Arts and Crafts

    DarkDirndl Arts and Crafts

    Author, Community member

    My name is Nicole Friedersdorf, I am a German costume designer aka "DarkDirndl" specialized on the reconstrution of historic gowns and dresses - exactly as seen on paintings, sketches or for real in museums or exhibitions.

    What do you think ?
    Add photo comments
    POST
    AlexandraFrederickson
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it is a beautiful work. However, if someone says "I do exact reconstruction"--I expect to see the exact reconstruction. Just me, though ))

    IreneRussak
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No I'm dissapointed too:( I'd say they are inspired by cause too different.

    Load More Replies...
    SusydelaLlave
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Schön, ich würde aber schönere Kleider machen, es gibt soooo viele und schöne. Die person ist nicht so wichtig ;)

    AlewarWealdafrea
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Elizabeth's eyes have to be more brownish and Melancholia looks very amateur to me :(

    Load More Comments
    AlexandraFrederickson
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it is a beautiful work. However, if someone says "I do exact reconstruction"--I expect to see the exact reconstruction. Just me, though ))

    IreneRussak
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No I'm dissapointed too:( I'd say they are inspired by cause too different.

    Load More Replies...
    SusydelaLlave
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Schön, ich würde aber schönere Kleider machen, es gibt soooo viele und schöne. Die person ist nicht so wichtig ;)

    AlewarWealdafrea
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Elizabeth's eyes have to be more brownish and Melancholia looks very amateur to me :(

    Load More Comments
    Related on Bored Panda
    Related on Bored Panda
    Trending on Bored Panda
    Also on Bored Panda