“Art But Make It Sports,” a page many Bored Panda readers will likely recognize from our previous features, makes a surprisingly convincing case that stadiums and museums aren’t so far apart. The Instagram account pairs athletes mid-action with classical paintings, lining up poses, gestures, and expressions so precisely it feels less like a joke and more like an uncanny visual match.
Scroll down for some of the best side-by-sides, and fair warning: once you’ve seen them, it’s hard not to spot a Renaissance moment every time someone celebrates a goal.
#1 Man With A Beer Jug, By Frans Hals, 1630
Photo By @zach.osterman
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#2 The Persistence Of Memory, By Salvador Dalí, 1931
Photo By @davidramosgetty
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#3 The Ascension, By Paolo Veronese, 1585
Photo By @gwephoto
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#4 Reaching For The Moon, By Edward Mason Eggleston, 1933 (Flipped)
Photo By @godovasquez
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#5 Scene At A Bullfight, Diversión De España, After Francisco De Goya, Early 19th C
Photo By @byalexcoffey
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#6 Unique Forms Of Continuity In Space, By Umberto Boccioni, 1913, (Cast 1931 Or 1934)
Photo By Wang Zhao
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#7 Screaming Head With A White Veil, By Julio González, 1941
Photo By @martinflsheriff
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#8 Endless Column, By Constantin Brâncuși, 1938
Photo By @stephenmally
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#9 Study Of The Heads Of Two Old Men, By Philippe De Champaigne, 17th C
Photo By @adampantozzi
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#10 Man Drinking, By Francis Bacon, 1955 (Reversed)
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#11 Woman Walking In An Exotic Forest, By Henri Rousseau, 1905
Photo By @garrett_tfe
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#12 Christ Appearing To His Mother, By Juan De Flandes, 1496
Photo By @martinflsheriff
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#13 Apollo And Daphne, By Benedetto Luti, 1707-08
Photo By Fumito Saeki @tshashin
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#14 The Acrobats, By Alexander Calder, 1944
Photo By @bsxphoto
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#15 The Tragedy, By Pablo Picasso, 1903
Photo By @jasonhannaphoto
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#16 The Baptism Of Christ, By Sebastiano Ricci, 1713–14 (Flipped)
Photo By @sydneyschneidersports
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#17 Angel At The Tomb Of Christ, By Benjamin West, 1813
Photo By @hancockphoto
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#18 The Sermon Of The Beatitudes, By James Tissot, 1886-96
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#19 Assumption Of The Virgin, By Guido Reno, 1598-99
Photo By Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey
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#20 The Mocking Of Christ, By Cimabue, 1280 (Flipped)
Photo By @albello55
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#21 The Procession In The Streets Of Jerusalem, By James Tissot, 1886-94
Photo By @shaynanicolephotos
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#22 Raft Of The Medusa, By Théodore Géricault, 1818
Photo By Karel Chladek
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#23 The Lamentation Of Christ, By Andrea Mantegna, 1470-74
Photo By @singlefinphoto
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#24 Divina Tragedia, By Paul Chenavard, 1869
Photo By Alejandro Granadillo
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#25 Proposal For A Proun Street Celebration, By El Lissitzky, 1923
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#26 Blue 2, By Joan Miró, 1961
Photo By @rjleverett_ptak (On Miró’s Birthday, Too)
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#27 Le Triomphe De Bacchus, By Nicolas Poussin, 1635-36 (Flipped)
Photo By @cn17.jpg
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#28 The Death Of Bara, By Jean-Joseph Weerts, 1883
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#29 Saint Bernard And The Virgin, By Alonso Cano, 1645-52
Photo By @mileskennedy
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#30 The Court Of Death, By Rembrandt Peale, 1820
Photo Via @contextfreecbb
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