Michael Mapes reconstructed some of the most famous Dutch Masters ' portraits from 17th century . The New York - based artists used test tubes , feathers strewn , or locks of hair to create the highly elaborate sculptural portraits . They countered the Dutch Masters ' puritanical rigidity by using pictures of bare legs and bits of cleavage filling out the tones .
Michael Mapes reconstructed some of the most famous Dutch Masters ' portraits from 17th century . The New York-based artist used test tubes , pushpins strewn , or locks of hair to create the highly elaborate sculptural portraits . Mapes countered the Dutch Masters ' puritanical rigidity by including photographs of bare legs and bits of cleavage filling out skin tones .