Bringing Masterpieces to Life

Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws,
And make the earth devour her own sweet brood;
Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger’s jaws,
And burn the long-lived phoenix in her blood;
– Shakespeare

Rarely do we come across videos circulating the interwebz that we can use the words “mind-blowing” to describe. Italian director Rino Stefano Tagliafieero has managed to create “Beauty, a short video” that does just that. I am officially mind-blown.

By taking a “series of well selected images from the tradition of pictorial beauty,” Tagliafieero merges modern-day “digital invention” to give us a unique video that will give you a completely new perspective of well-renowned works. It’s something you’ve never come across before. Think frozen, classic works by Vermeer, Michalengelo and Rembrandt that have stepped out of fixed canvases and been brought to life.

Animations that range from the smile of a baby to the falling beads of a little girl, sunsets, flying birds, water reflections – all details that have been given the Tagliafieero touch, leaving you wondering, “how”? Not just technically, how, but how can something that is originally so beautiful still have so much to offer with the simple addition of some minor movements?

With a soundtrack that fits perfectly with the masterpieces, this is a video that will leave you in a unique dream state unlike anything you have yet to encounter.

Whether you appreciate art or not, we have no doubt this is a visual you don’t want to miss out on. Watch it below:

WE SAID THIS: Check out Tagliafieero’s website here.