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A 31-year-old sci-fi fan has recreated masterpieces - from Star Wars figures.
David Eger wanted to combine his love of the films with passion for photography and art in a year-long project.
The result is a hilarious series entitled 12 Months of Hope, Empire & Jedi which replaces classical figures in paintings with characters from the films.
Mr Eger rom Milton, Ontario is an author of long photo projects - 52 Weeks of Star Wars and 365 Days of Clones - but wanted to do one with a more historical flavour.
David Eger wanted to combine his love of the films with passion for photography and art in a year-long project.
The result is a hilarious series entitled 12 Months of Hope, Empire & Jedi which replaces classical figures in paintings with characters from the films.
Mr Eger rom Milton, Ontario is an author of long photo projects - 52 Weeks of Star Wars and 365 Days of Clones - but wanted to do one with a more historical flavour.
This one, entitled the 'Creation of Luke', is based upon Michelangelo's most famous section of his fresco in the Sistine Chapel, The Creation of Adam
Original: The restored 'Creation of Adam' by Michelangelo Buonarroti on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City
Caravaggio's The Calling of Saint Matthew depicting Jesus and Saint Peter is shown is this image, titled 'The Calling of Obi-Wan Kenobi'
The making of set-up of the second photograph in the series entitled 'The Fourth of May' and is based upon Francisco Goya's The Third of May
'Cantina' based upon Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, that portrays people sitting in a downtown diner late at night
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