With the Help of A.I., This Is What These Historical Figures Would Look Like Today
This article appeared in www.simplyurbans.com and has been published here with permission.Sandro Botticelli
Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Felipepi (what a mouthful), also known as Sandro Botticelli (ah, that’s better), was a renowned artist in the Italian Renaissance. Botticelli apparently means “little barrel” and was a nickname given to him thanks to his older brother’s roundness.
The artist is best known for his works “Primavera” and “The Birth of Venus” — you know, the one where you see a scantily clad Venus standing on a seashell, coming out of the sea. If he was alive today, we wonder if his Venus would have been inspired by a famous actress. Scarlett Johansson, maybe?
Henry VIII
“Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived,” sing the children of Britain to remember the famous fates of each of Henry the Eighth’s six wives. Seriously, the biggest thing this dude is famous for is the number of weddings he had.
Okay, yeah, he did a bunch of other things. But one of the main ones was creating his own church, just so he could divorce his first wife and marry his second. At the time, he was considered attractive and educated. Now? He mostly reminds us of Robert Baratheon, the useless king from Game of Thrones.
Joan of Arc
Joan D’Arc (or “of Arc”) was a French young woman who, after being granted what she described as holy visions, went off to fight for her country. She was considered a symbol of faith and piety during her time. Although, after a failed battle, she was placed on trial for wearing men’s clothes and was judged to death.
We have to admit, her modern recreation through AI doesn’t exactly scream chastity and purity. In fact, we’re getting some pretty sassy vibes from her. Which might totally have been there in the actual Joan — how do you explain her tenacity and unstoppable wish to fight for what’s right?
Isaac Newton
Looking at old portraits of this mathematician and scientist, we have to admit that we never considered him handsome (although his intellect was impressive and attractive to some). Seeing this modern recreation does change a few things, though.
Just look at his chiseled features, like his chin and even nose! He might have been a genius when it came to understanding physics and all that, but we’re shocked that he ever felt an apple fall through that terrible wig (yes, we know the apple falling on his head is just a legend).
Have you ever wanted to hop in a time machine and travel back to see what the people you’ve only ever seen in art actually looked like? Well, a time machine might not be available yet, but thanks to the tech power of AI, we can now see what these historical figures might have looked like in real life! Check them out!