For Bouguereau by Phatpuppy, based on Bouguereau’s Childhood Idyll. Click for bigger.

This remastered version of William Bouguereau’s 1900 work Idylle Enfantine (A Childhood Idyll) was created by Californian digital artist Claudia Bartoli McKinney (facebook), publishing as phatpuppy on deviantArt. The dramatic backdrop consists of stock photos and pictures taken by Claudia herself. In her own words:

Me and my dear sister both share a love of Bouguereau – so I made this in his honor and I hope you like it. I used his painting of the two girls – but I composed the entire background from sxc.hu images and my own pictures taken at Casper National Park. I wasn’t sure if I was allowed to use Bouguereau – but it is not copyright protected and free to use…wow…who knew?

Below is the original Bouguereau painting. Click to open the gallery where you will find many more contemporary versions.