Mattel Releases New Fine Art Dolls. The DaVinci, Van Gogh & Klimt Barbies.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHe0oHIPqqMkMW4oPvIeN54B9O0rbZEAtXxu2aiwRYErupGR5PN09zjeF_CgZB7-YUyke3poO6pVb-J5uceVby0vWHq1PTGU33yN8AbDsmFwQhRsQnZWVUmBrmw9Lt6tK2qgxTLSprHYg/s1600/ART+BARBIE+HERO.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592577763394945458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHe0oHIPqqMkMW4oPvIeN54B9O0rbZEAtXxu2aiwRYErupGR5PN09zjeF_CgZB7-YUyke3poO6pVb-J5uceVby0vWHq1PTGU33yN8AbDsmFwQhRsQnZWVUmBrmw9Lt6tK2qgxTLSprHYg/s400/ART+BARBIE+HERO.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 526px;" /></a><br /><br />Recently introduced at this year's Toy Fair were three new Barbie dolls by Mattel that pay homage to some of the world's most famous artists. 14th century Master Leonardo Da Vinci, Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh and Art Nouveau painter Gustav Klimt have been immortalized as soon to be released Barbies. The dolls clothing, make up, hair styles and jewelry are inspired by Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Van Gogh's Starry Night and Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer.<br /><br />Not yet in the stores, the dolls are available for pre-order at the links below.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Da Vinci Barbie</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4zdM8qkFBUVVYlOr4CpUtxzlOkbbQAuM0j-ZfWWl_t9vDSUiKLqE2zEc4FlE7RYEHjEHM2oZtuyhnIXmxbECNcNLltNqTvIGzHG-ypU5Kg5jSQVxP145rAz9SnsO6qPESf7lxTtCA5M/s1600/da-Vinci-doll3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592564566156528274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4zdM8qkFBUVVYlOr4CpUtxzlOkbbQAuM0j-ZfWWl_t9vDSUiKLqE2zEc4FlE7RYEHjEHM2oZtuyhnIXmxbECNcNLltNqTvIGzHG-ypU5Kg5jSQVxP145rAz9SnsO6qPESf7lxTtCA5M/s400/da-Vinci-doll3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 622px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje76lL1d19Cakd6v8EeQMEBzinkwqnREX_vsMmc6rgim_aIox9VTfLLvvmeorNkMkXUyzO_fxURAAmdewrzP3FPNxCQMW2qQwnFQIOA63IE7S_qkD-ggEh_zb4LLw4CDBzuk2Mj54n2-8/s1600/mona-lisa-painting.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592567148937746498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje76lL1d19Cakd6v8EeQMEBzinkwqnREX_vsMmc6rgim_aIox9VTfLLvvmeorNkMkXUyzO_fxURAAmdewrzP3FPNxCQMW2qQwnFQIOA63IE7S_qkD-ggEh_zb4LLw4CDBzuk2Mj54n2-8/s400/mona-lisa-painting.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 817px;" /></a><br />above: Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, painted from 15o3-1507<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8Njiw5z582rwVse8QpuMaKKgpeni5JmtqWpYCDOZ9nNIM7yizb3NkFB7KVvBG6EgFTur9wg47hYRhUNMe0AoPH-Gcx4kLRkieFtew4qffEcsWp3jVn3jIFVqpjsFMKCps-tyRTCKBSQ/s1600/da-Vinci-doll4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592569231464002722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8Njiw5z582rwVse8QpuMaKKgpeni5JmtqWpYCDOZ9nNIM7yizb3NkFB7KVvBG6EgFTur9wg47hYRhUNMe0AoPH-Gcx4kLRkieFtew4qffEcsWp3jVn3jIFVqpjsFMKCps-tyRTCKBSQ/s400/da-Vinci-doll4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 747px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUWGJDoVcrAEoFRMANAU6_R-TKHUGScg2dhL1McGGLUa8-uB0iSiqaYgxGFja2c9YxhAFzSNSdUHMfdt-hyEjEbZ2W-Qe9fAtjm0G3nV85LwORzLEes2WiBjn6GVx-GAWFqRiS1tKag4/s1600/ToyFair+158.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592569442352907698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUWGJDoVcrAEoFRMANAU6_R-TKHUGScg2dhL1McGGLUa8-uB0iSiqaYgxGFja2c9YxhAFzSNSdUHMfdt-hyEjEbZ2W-Qe9fAtjm0G3nV85LwORzLEes2WiBjn6GVx-GAWFqRiS1tKag4/s400/ToyFair+158.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 700px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPeTaqKDUdiAEJclVLob_noR_QyiHj0C9AIXSMT_nmpqFMo6-F0Y7lP-vO5frYuKlH50fp7-T4_T_46JGqbIw-6_LSwIvaJuEgVds2vXHoh5xJEuiqZGj1lBHfzljvZ1jUHNCJKzzqLs/s1600/da-Vinci-doll2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592563796913689410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPeTaqKDUdiAEJclVLob_noR_QyiHj0C9AIXSMT_nmpqFMo6-F0Y7lP-vO5frYuKlH50fp7-T4_T_46JGqbIw-6_LSwIvaJuEgVds2vXHoh5xJEuiqZGj1lBHfzljvZ1jUHNCJKzzqLs/s400/da-Vinci-doll2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 801px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MTV0444&id=IF-901240741">Pre-order the Da Vinci Barbie Doll here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Klimt Barbie:</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPL10tXRlBmiornt1AC5-fUw2K0tZ7piSDQd5VCzaT7bW65NwqNJFLsEZja1uQrbFw6vQz_2HoliPjwjU7iL8XfPDjmyP6jIWzBadBXv37dpJjnqWrxOVXYbr6n0wVbePpQANiIKIl1PY/s1600/klimt-doll3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592562962493525298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPL10tXRlBmiornt1AC5-fUw2K0tZ7piSDQd5VCzaT7bW65NwqNJFLsEZja1uQrbFw6vQz_2HoliPjwjU7iL8XfPDjmyP6jIWzBadBXv37dpJjnqWrxOVXYbr6n0wVbePpQANiIKIl1PY/s400/klimt-doll3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 700px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeJdku9Ep_rzgFKU_bVtQ6IBKN5_YxOVr-ZwhGCqL4YvvKj4CbRkvmVEvErn1RzUdHjJHLKLNbEcpSdmFrtDjsW8crhtCDuvlmkViZGFZVxTp5qo9A2XWelldSGNM8xyhtbatfXZFQfY/s1600/klimt-adele-bloch-bauer.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592565762427823858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeJdku9Ep_rzgFKU_bVtQ6IBKN5_YxOVr-ZwhGCqL4YvvKj4CbRkvmVEvErn1RzUdHjJHLKLNbEcpSdmFrtDjsW8crhtCDuvlmkViZGFZVxTp5qo9A2XWelldSGNM8xyhtbatfXZFQfY/s400/klimt-adele-bloch-bauer.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />above: Gustav Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, completed in 1907<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrq785g3m2Aso_tnkiJpFnjNpnswhzSh2r6cerl-6lwDqIv7w8zAg4cuwkM3qiyl20o0u-o4UsGHB_jMiORGjCqyTOzHcOEjLWqqMZsIZGO3qoY5Th3a1X9tpSTEpQLgnf-mminE2Q51Y/s1600/klimt+doll5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592575048487278818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrq785g3m2Aso_tnkiJpFnjNpnswhzSh2r6cerl-6lwDqIv7w8zAg4cuwkM3qiyl20o0u-o4UsGHB_jMiORGjCqyTOzHcOEjLWqqMZsIZGO3qoY5Th3a1X9tpSTEpQLgnf-mminE2Q51Y/s400/klimt+doll5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 723px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcl3nwUq2lAE0DrzpOIxlQc-og6IMwHTH-_a6Bs1a4JeEjJT-URuozZolGkDYfQnNU8BPv9VU8Tvk2uRQm2wwZj5PD9S_UaoTbReCDwTZMtWpy8e2HU0lfDmP3WN6VdRxHYYj6u0TsIB4/s1600/klimt-doll-face.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592563451607882050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcl3nwUq2lAE0DrzpOIxlQc-og6IMwHTH-_a6Bs1a4JeEjJT-URuozZolGkDYfQnNU8BPv9VU8Tvk2uRQm2wwZj5PD9S_UaoTbReCDwTZMtWpy8e2HU0lfDmP3WN6VdRxHYYj6u0TsIB4/s400/klimt-doll-face.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 582px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuqSujjE2PsCFf_yQxbs_3CE9k2K8FO-EveJ9_Vx6WY74N8c-j3jFOXd2hXTJJ3A7w69atCWRqDWRkW4vS1lkvQZXxZ1McfZ9IRl5QImRb6A4D80lHFOEwmJo0rS9v40qnTMG5d8FBic/s1600/klimt+doll2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592563270389078418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuqSujjE2PsCFf_yQxbs_3CE9k2K8FO-EveJ9_Vx6WY74N8c-j3jFOXd2hXTJJ3A7w69atCWRqDWRkW4vS1lkvQZXxZ1McfZ9IRl5QImRb6A4D80lHFOEwmJo0rS9v40qnTMG5d8FBic/s400/klimt+doll2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 491px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK65cQm8Tk5SMFBgLVqhIwi8509Cubfni7ZM-sY6EgFwQLN0e-e4J8drlpIo_UTytTT_s6p27KtFRoHMw07d6MSPhzuBQzF58tC5bh9m_JseBjVh15jr7i1W4nk5KisJF7L8SNBn4bXsI/s1600/klimt+doll3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592563182363372818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK65cQm8Tk5SMFBgLVqhIwi8509Cubfni7ZM-sY6EgFwQLN0e-e4J8drlpIo_UTytTT_s6p27KtFRoHMw07d6MSPhzuBQzF58tC5bh9m_JseBjVh15jr7i1W4nk5KisJF7L8SNBn4bXsI/s400/klimt+doll3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 534px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MTV0443&id=IF-901240741">Pre-order the Klimt Barbie Doll here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Van Gogh Barbie:</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHJE_oo9YchqicYzcLbU6XBVnr1NyS5jk4rf5HPMOm__78Ag8U6ELTM3rk2DK7xqfWz6ScjbV3ga-WGDHNOQGfWy82ni16ZTev2SiLfJbKdLZ0t8aTnTFfyaAV3aDsUvtMEDf6ZXS1SU/s1600/Van-Gogh-barbie3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592562382201222130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHJE_oo9YchqicYzcLbU6XBVnr1NyS5jk4rf5HPMOm__78Ag8U6ELTM3rk2DK7xqfWz6ScjbV3ga-WGDHNOQGfWy82ni16ZTev2SiLfJbKdLZ0t8aTnTFfyaAV3aDsUvtMEDf6ZXS1SU/s400/Van-Gogh-barbie3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 707px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEofA30p-MuKrIoHoIbKmX5DfP0XNrM4MRWtuexlx34IXPT4QNuvyGcZS-3A_n307FL6fGrwfOqkZXPa-tBLor2uU9ECgR-Wph90cirqscfRPgGEQDs6i-O0V97mNm0uTx8qLd48-Mywc/s1600/van-gogh-vincent-starry-night-7900566.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592566648628584834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEofA30p-MuKrIoHoIbKmX5DfP0XNrM4MRWtuexlx34IXPT4QNuvyGcZS-3A_n307FL6fGrwfOqkZXPa-tBLor2uU9ECgR-Wph90cirqscfRPgGEQDs6i-O0V97mNm0uTx8qLd48-Mywc/s400/van-gogh-vincent-starry-night-7900566.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 404px;" /></a><br />above: Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night, painted in 1887<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SZi-JelZ0xpX4DU5c9NKfqxamW7Nl8X2Ic_YpU9m3iIbcz8cTfVrE7YKU5D1GS95qmW_Y2FwgHdsqe4oDBA7ICof4Q3rxNkZ7LwpHyK2rOOv69fZO7iiiEcOuxTbMfBtRSzzuE7FEmw/s1600/VGB-close-up.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592562281744390578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SZi-JelZ0xpX4DU5c9NKfqxamW7Nl8X2Ic_YpU9m3iIbcz8cTfVrE7YKU5D1GS95qmW_Y2FwgHdsqe4oDBA7ICof4Q3rxNkZ7LwpHyK2rOOv69fZO7iiiEcOuxTbMfBtRSzzuE7FEmw/s400/VGB-close-up.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 591px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlQgGzd15Hm8asYjesC-JcUHINcO164Jow7FSzDhaexSwPqeVLa73rl70nIQnzdallCF_t8rHbk6z8KVWCBo_dmCXhMUs_JcqaFE-yb7fFQTrgFJ5xphfK_YXhnTXrfC-wGdsRiHB3mk/s1600/Van+Gogh+barbie1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592562608877286994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlQgGzd15Hm8asYjesC-JcUHINcO164Jow7FSzDhaexSwPqeVLa73rl70nIQnzdallCF_t8rHbk6z8KVWCBo_dmCXhMUs_JcqaFE-yb7fFQTrgFJ5xphfK_YXhnTXrfC-wGdsRiHB3mk/s400/Van+Gogh+barbie1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 642px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgMvi9dZsHGuk77J5A3GYqtHY-KDQetKLRPJI5xXDMu7_d7I4oBUVO7TeSThLpq3oF49vpe7z78Opqz2z3nQyLpIsfgZXeMYVYKHDFdfi9A1RE3gsUUu4iRNV27IzO9Z5GfUlGbc2cN8/s1600/Van-Gogh-barbie2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592562484873141026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgMvi9dZsHGuk77J5A3GYqtHY-KDQetKLRPJI5xXDMu7_d7I4oBUVO7TeSThLpq3oF49vpe7z78Opqz2z3nQyLpIsfgZXeMYVYKHDFdfi9A1RE3gsUUu4iRNV27IzO9Z5GfUlGbc2cN8/s400/Van-Gogh-barbie2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 631px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MTV0445&id=IF-901240741">Pre-order the Van Gogh Barbie Doll here.</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">special thanks to </span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/BarbieZania" style="font-style: italic;">Carolynn R. Whitford </a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a href="http://www.mawphoto.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Michael Williams </a><span style="font-style: italic;">for the above images</span><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Also available for pre-order are the following soon to be released Barbies for 2011:</span><br /><a href="http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MTV7161&id=IF-901240741%20"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592579724521580626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuCGX_qYLLRQSNUTYgaoQLqL38Rx1ibdX7nyGm-7R0Kj6PpQyTTDixjMS4rDdhZ4RT14RTnpO3_DTBNuLPTQoE6LjixFjUckJ1hvuVS5dTYHpVXI0Fo5spCAlMgpkXV46ZJSvIIpN7kc/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+2.04.48+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 362px; height: 503px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MTV7161&id=IF-901240741%20">The Farrah Fawcett Barbie Doll</a><br /><a href="http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MTT7903&id=IF-901240741"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592580039999509922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispcigrnnh5_hbeJUlNU8zvleRTtw7c19MzbqJNz9-bFL8WOrsO220Q6qOKLEGOORYK1PEsoWU3ijTvZq4HZCHdKH0RslUFD00VOjr7irzi4SoC0jblN1fEETxHvSnP527L9bjtCUDHCI/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+2.06.26+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 403px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MTT7903&id=IF-901240741">The Grace Kelly Barbie Doll</a><br /><a href="http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MTV7160&id=IF-901240741"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592580594368405586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iEx2c4B7QA2MyWdt19ZDI9AU4gbCe3Prlopbr0dgyqa2-Uja86cZrA3MlKtlBJIHWkgRoL5NMGGIVWhxCBwvrhAVOZeCsmCUFs-c6J5dsglUM3G_g9eS1wo3rvu9cV9wPyPPMSUOJWE/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+2.08.12+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 419px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MTV7160&id=IF-901240741">The Rock Hudson & Doris Day Barbie Dolls Giftset</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzVnDxjSCg-_mkG4ZOIfQ7wRKrW58zG9lqM6GL3PCIk1iS_P9Q0FsxABwexx5mKpbHQrDZ1KXHKSj1D7lGcSJn3OsqKL6LFPUOQH6mKm5H9jnl6W_ZCdv0NPv6OIIhjawnCfUuD7NYKw/s1600/ToyFair+187.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592581362160984642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzVnDxjSCg-_mkG4ZOIfQ7wRKrW58zG9lqM6GL3PCIk1iS_P9Q0FsxABwexx5mKpbHQrDZ1KXHKSj1D7lGcSJn3OsqKL6LFPUOQH6mKm5H9jnl6W_ZCdv0NPv6OIIhjawnCfUuD7NYKw/s400/ToyFair+187.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 480px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MTT7908&id=IF-901240741%20">The Frank Sinatra Barbie Doll</a>

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The Essence of Klimt by Moises González' Compared To The Real Thing

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadlncKQFs6DWU4_iA10D5nfHKXSxydfzi69Ft_Py58UXR7QAhM_0gWRc2c4cb0OImwZ27JOwwoVy0oWD1TPqKZ_EZDBbxZbDzzJdaNC-0vh8YKJJpkRRsGoC2XBN1ERS7kqx2Pq0xDvWx/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307520958918438306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadlncKQFs6DWU4_iA10D5nfHKXSxydfzi69Ft_Py58UXR7QAhM_0gWRc2c4cb0OImwZ27JOwwoVy0oWD1TPqKZ_EZDBbxZbDzzJdaNC-0vh8YKJJpkRRsGoC2XBN1ERS7kqx2Pq0xDvWx/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 553px;" /></a><br />Above left: Judith mit dem Haupt Holofernes by Gustav Klimt and right; Moises González' version<br /><br />I ran across these recreations of Gustav Klimt's work on the <a href="http://www.behance.net/">Behance network</a> by photographer Moises González'and simply had to share them with you. As a long time fan of the Austrian painter, these fun recreations of his works captured my immediate attention. A clever group of talented folks have combined their photography, digital art, illustration, make-up, hair and styling (all found through <a href="http://www.kattaca.com/">Kattaca</a>) to recreate some of Gustav's most famous paintings.<br /><br />While other sites and blogs have shown these photos, I have placed them side by side - or underneath- with the originals by Klimt.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOn12IBW2OH0bL872FSIh62x3QA3fuAfWKdxOhqN_Vw5t_dqcb1LyhwRXTDmRTNzdFoGV8cKM8Nii5W_1dauCtzSN1dhCHCUHwubN0gyEtGFN4lKcBa_lDmVq9oqEGBZSmmXD0Kq_ZQjr/s1600-h/theKiss_klimt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304263302570314930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOn12IBW2OH0bL872FSIh62x3QA3fuAfWKdxOhqN_Vw5t_dqcb1LyhwRXTDmRTNzdFoGV8cKM8Nii5W_1dauCtzSN1dhCHCUHwubN0gyEtGFN4lKcBa_lDmVq9oqEGBZSmmXD0Kq_ZQjr/s400/theKiss_klimt.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 534px;" /></a><br />Above: The Kiss by Gustav Klimt (his most well-known painting)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1hqlBgEHyLXnNny5IxgxfZNLUDe9CU52WV_SH9J-JyeKx_edkff75BW5p5A5veA3ncKN6ho4vXCLi5VoHn1JVPhVZWvTme9MkMYW__bcP4oD42Y4IbcSt9G2IeL7Q-D_tsH2zNTxh05y/s1600-h/mod8-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304263460992738530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1hqlBgEHyLXnNny5IxgxfZNLUDe9CU52WV_SH9J-JyeKx_edkff75BW5p5A5veA3ncKN6ho4vXCLi5VoHn1JVPhVZWvTme9MkMYW__bcP4oD42Y4IbcSt9G2IeL7Q-D_tsH2zNTxh05y/s400/mod8-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 545px;" /></a><br />Above: Moises González' version of The Kiss<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtj6JgJQa1v55tdb6s4PGmE924KX-IxTzuyhX74ItnwKw-WsUXL59u0Rtp3hmETNIKyAHmHHmBTulkXAbYWOSAffkqsahZ4UzaskvaE-_WISM7QrilZyvi0XP2o-EoXfbqO5Wo40Q1cLz/s1600-h/Adele+Bloch+Bauer+I+Gustav+Klimt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304279256194107362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtj6JgJQa1v55tdb6s4PGmE924KX-IxTzuyhX74ItnwKw-WsUXL59u0Rtp3hmETNIKyAHmHHmBTulkXAbYWOSAffkqsahZ4UzaskvaE-_WISM7QrilZyvi0XP2o-EoXfbqO5Wo40Q1cLz/s400/Adele+Bloch+Bauer+I+Gustav+Klimt.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 547px;" /></a><br />Above: Adele Bloch Bauer by Gustav Klimt<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtX4DHh53AQdjdygk_G6RGAZ2mRCd69J_ccL0kZsB3Tf22RrIgRRctr0NlsYgRxwuGOUZJQZ39bkP_TiGMRbKoQzkVOllbyir3_TvQ0XXRgyI2Lzohz-0urR7Rn55GU-0e7kC18jeVYP-v/s1600-h/553621196607632.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304279171480763250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtX4DHh53AQdjdygk_G6RGAZ2mRCd69J_ccL0kZsB3Tf22RrIgRRctr0NlsYgRxwuGOUZJQZ39bkP_TiGMRbKoQzkVOllbyir3_TvQ0XXRgyI2Lzohz-0urR7Rn55GU-0e7kC18jeVYP-v/s400/553621196607632.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 555px;" /></a><br />Above: Moises González' version of Adele Bloch Bauer<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_N3JFUluSrIK_tAVOdtiaxxgFXb-IijNuH7LWTdl-jQgq8ArxUhIlwHwSS5iah4BiW7o-5HvsGoCAZp4XQ1afJ8gWUZFnoUCOizSDe3meLA6Ka1on_yDsQGISgfLE5OLkeFPlfWVOc_VM/s1600-h/Klimt_Danae.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304262920543883602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_N3JFUluSrIK_tAVOdtiaxxgFXb-IijNuH7LWTdl-jQgq8ArxUhIlwHwSS5iah4BiW7o-5HvsGoCAZp4XQ1afJ8gWUZFnoUCOizSDe3meLA6Ka1on_yDsQGISgfLE5OLkeFPlfWVOc_VM/s400/Klimt_Danae.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 514px;" /></a><br />Above: Danae by Gustav Klimt<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkSYqOTCzyIcUnazD1EZj3WoBLMbRpnsPrQlWiS87f-fEJE9snZBpwuiXUx14LcbjaoGGyV7OwlfxHO59ff0uXo7JvgP4cYTFeyhr8H7oNDWZnbjFL5mD97PExP11KIXoPI7jYVPHQluY/s1600-h/mod8-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304263106583687346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkSYqOTCzyIcUnazD1EZj3WoBLMbRpnsPrQlWiS87f-fEJE9snZBpwuiXUx14LcbjaoGGyV7OwlfxHO59ff0uXo7JvgP4cYTFeyhr8H7oNDWZnbjFL5mD97PExP11KIXoPI7jYVPHQluY/s400/mod8-5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 393px;" /></a><br />Above: Moises González' version of Danae<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8H1BgvtvIDhigvl_uCXOTjB6um8wRwlJT6UTI8exTiuYNMA01QYASRO6M9ogihsn9CanU79ry9_QhIYvo72OTskXIgf8Uk_3lDriA-9sKK5lIImfV2tYCVkZnF-kzKpn0BF_BeWO-cRM/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307521064885350322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8H1BgvtvIDhigvl_uCXOTjB6um8wRwlJT6UTI8exTiuYNMA01QYASRO6M9ogihsn9CanU79ry9_QhIYvo72OTskXIgf8Uk_3lDriA-9sKK5lIImfV2tYCVkZnF-kzKpn0BF_BeWO-cRM/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 889px;" /></a><br />Above left: Judith by Gustav Klimt and right; Moises González' version<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbmDxE0Cak1R2nVe57UJLYk6k1wR0Zuqr93yCsZp65YBecFBTrSCXf8Jh7L5H8-dkQnHYh31eUJVXx-DlKdXYB7WpEmOBw6KyS7PsZhrhHuEgJWQr0TNMIuw87Fml1IoCVymFRLxGYQi8/s1600-h/Klimt_adamandeve.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304266742521796722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbmDxE0Cak1R2nVe57UJLYk6k1wR0Zuqr93yCsZp65YBecFBTrSCXf8Jh7L5H8-dkQnHYh31eUJVXx-DlKdXYB7WpEmOBw6KyS7PsZhrhHuEgJWQr0TNMIuw87Fml1IoCVymFRLxGYQi8/s400/Klimt_adamandeve.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 624px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SZyK0tArpUI/AAAAAAAAlkY/jsxHqzIHjLM/s1600-h/mod8-7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304267099175888194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SZyK0tArpUI/AAAAAAAAlkY/jsxHqzIHjLM/s400/mod8-7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 624px;" /></a><br />Above left, Adam and Eve by Gustav Klimt, above right; Moises González' version<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8zhf4gu9tTEvi-rVyNZo5R2zAhJu6BrrCEOCgEn2B5iK11Nnjpv9R-Ug-lEWeHpHcJn-CX2wUYPR-2sBapWwZHucLj1TLegQduCbUdR2oouATVpFYwQtJp8Vig3uIivVWxNuw8aZfhwk/s1600-h/Klimt_eugenia+portrait.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304272900580123090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8zhf4gu9tTEvi-rVyNZo5R2zAhJu6BrrCEOCgEn2B5iK11Nnjpv9R-Ug-lEWeHpHcJn-CX2wUYPR-2sBapWwZHucLj1TLegQduCbUdR2oouATVpFYwQtJp8Vig3uIivVWxNuw8aZfhwk/s400/Klimt_eugenia+portrait.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 369px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkRVGxF2xx1rsqaw273yPwu4ahA5IgKrar2L05wrg6TvFboULIaY27uHRNmh4J5iURUbIybh-FlNV_cK5zTVdgfBc70wKDam6Yx1aTocZ8me06FptWxQSTaDod2013Ks_LiLGkOIgsXbp/s1600-h/mod8-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304267520976677106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkRVGxF2xx1rsqaw273yPwu4ahA5IgKrar2L05wrg6TvFboULIaY27uHRNmh4J5iURUbIybh-FlNV_cK5zTVdgfBc70wKDam6Yx1aTocZ8me06FptWxQSTaDod2013Ks_LiLGkOIgsXbp/s400/mod8-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 369px;" /></a><br />Above left: Portrait of Mada Primavesi by Gustav Klimt and Moises González' version of the Portrait of Mada Primavesi on the right<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkjcKi0i3TB1q_SxZcl_q1-f-wl0H0ULpAfcosqc0r_SoMSImx-B8EVxFm0xAocK5urAuVIutNjVEsDeVKRe22fThEyLqeiqUXR-ufJTEH_uEeE1FDKhyphenhyphen2GbS2z_mR16QT5FHuKepcjR9/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307521324450118226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkjcKi0i3TB1q_SxZcl_q1-f-wl0H0ULpAfcosqc0r_SoMSImx-B8EVxFm0xAocK5urAuVIutNjVEsDeVKRe22fThEyLqeiqUXR-ufJTEH_uEeE1FDKhyphenhyphen2GbS2z_mR16QT5FHuKepcjR9/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 481px;" /></a><br />Above left: the Dance by by Moises González, above right; Gustav Klimt,<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2foS7FoalXZlg4oXSQ9NJ5k52pxUgQ1ifJAeQYIsX0aZI8JdmRIMz3z7n7FjhxxPKe_lEul_zuuIE3jaDLrzbnQOgLga9iLCUu9SvSeYWStQa389xZvKaunOUU-VC04HxpIo8TZ8YPCCV/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307521419141781058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2foS7FoalXZlg4oXSQ9NJ5k52pxUgQ1ifJAeQYIsX0aZI8JdmRIMz3z7n7FjhxxPKe_lEul_zuuIE3jaDLrzbnQOgLga9iLCUu9SvSeYWStQa389xZvKaunOUU-VC04HxpIo8TZ8YPCCV/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 620px;" /></a><br />Above left: Water Serpents by Gustav Klimt, above right: Moises González' version<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwLCLalqa6JC8DtHZWsxiIgeUtM3C47hgNY4LPSj7aBw99RgVl3skiMN63nfXjJ8X7v1VAi36B6K166yQO8Q92XlsfsuVYFUVjF0dVxsgr6eNwEnkPoif2YQvQEdoe6b2aMiiJhk7YmTs/s1600-h/Klimt_Thevirgins.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304259500900032114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwLCLalqa6JC8DtHZWsxiIgeUtM3C47hgNY4LPSj7aBw99RgVl3skiMN63nfXjJ8X7v1VAi36B6K166yQO8Q92XlsfsuVYFUVjF0dVxsgr6eNwEnkPoif2YQvQEdoe6b2aMiiJhk7YmTs/s400/Klimt_Thevirgins.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 499px;" /></a><br />Above: The Virgin (or The Maiden) by Gustav Klimt<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1E7b55Rq_VW6Var7UuyybJU7Aa43_rrJOp2ycMcjX-QwuBagfqiLHmgdamlKL4-o_EvDKyli1eaL8GjLeUqjekOcnP1m1NYYx-MQaXn2NQjmdrZuy51POnKSn1m2eEHEAsk1VWxTRJX9/s1600-h/mod8-10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304258766264004898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1E7b55Rq_VW6Var7UuyybJU7Aa43_rrJOp2ycMcjX-QwuBagfqiLHmgdamlKL4-o_EvDKyli1eaL8GjLeUqjekOcnP1m1NYYx-MQaXn2NQjmdrZuy51POnKSn1m2eEHEAsk1VWxTRJX9/s400/mod8-10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 530px;" /></a><br />Above: Moises González's version of The Virgin (or The Maiden)<br /><br />credits:<br />Title: La esencia de Klimt<br />Magazine: <a href="http://www.ae-magazine.com/visual.htm">Ae</a><br />Photographer- Moises González<br />Art Direction, digital art, illustrated and Styling- <a href="http://www.kattaca.com/">Kattaca</a><br />Make up artist- <a href="http://www.yuremavilla.es/">Yurema Villa </a><br />Hairdresser- Raul Zarco

The Essence of Klimt by Moises González' Compared To The Real Thing

Above left: Judith mit dem Haupt Holofernes by Gustav Klimt and right; Moises González' version I ran across these recreations of Gustav...

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