At a distance , Mapes ' work echoes the puritanical rigidity of the Dutch Masters , but when you get up close and really examine what his sculptural paintings are made of you 'll notice photographs of bare legs and bits of cleavage filling out the skin tone of the Dutch Masters ' subjects . 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 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 .