Messing with the Masterpieces

As an exercise in composition, I selected six oil masterpieces illustrating the early life of Christ. I then used these as inspirations for 11" x 14" collages created from magazine illustrations on hand. The (somewhat uneven) results are given along with the originals. The first one shown is perhaps the most successful. I especially enjoyed duplicating the tiled floor using a manipulated photomicrograph of a butterfly egg.

The Annunciation by Botticelli

The Nativity by Piero della Francesca

Adoration of the Magi by Albrecht Durer

Flight to Egypt by Adam Badowski

Slaughter of the Innocents by Leon Cogniet

Jesus with the Doctors by Gustav Dore'