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Most Famous Paintings Are Sad, So We Wanted To See What They Would Look Like With Smiles (24 Pics)
Most of the famous paintings are extremely sad. No one in the pictures smiles, except for Mona Lisa who has a slight smile. We wanted to see what the most famous paintings would look like with smiles.
Using AI, we tried to add a smile to the pictures and we like these smiling versions of paintings more than the classic ones.
There is nothing like a smile - so smile more!
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#1
Final score:
78points
Alivia Liu 4 years ago
It looks like they have been in a good relationship ever since they met!
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#2
Final score:
65points
AnnieLaurie Burke 6 years ago
Looks as if she just saw one of those goofy twitter posts that makes you roll your eyes!
#3
Final score:
62points
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
I think the mouth is off-center - if you rotate it counterclockwise just a teeny bit, it would be centered.
#4
Final score:
61points
#5
Final score:
55points
Marley Lennon 6 years ago
Except for the fact that she has no ear, and not that there is anything wrong with a woman being bald, but I don't think that was thought of very highly whenever this painting was created...
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Final score:
51points
Marley Lennon 6 years ago
I just wanted to point out theat she is smiling despite the fact that she is being stabbed in the neck by thorns...
Keisha Washington 6 years ago
some people endure pain while others revel in it
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Elicio Ember 6 years ago
Frida suffered from debilitating pain most of her life due to a spinal injury... and was deeply in love with her husband Diego Rivera, who famously screwed around. Though beautiful, her art is so full of emotional and physical pain. It would have been beautiful to see her joyful like here.
Richard Wareham 6 years ago
I don't think Frida Khalo ever smiled in her life! There's a couple of pictures of her with a half-arsed Mona Lisa enigmatic attempt, but other than that - nada.
#7
Final score:
50points
Hard 2 Guess 6 years ago
This one bring out my inner urge to say "This one time at band camp.." I don't know why.
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
It does look like the actress (I can't bring her name to mind right now).
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Jennifer Ransier 4 years ago
Queen Elizabeth the First as a child, I am sure did not smile often- but what a glorious thing it would be to behold!
#8
Final score:
49points
#9
Final score:
45points
Miss Cris 6 years ago
Yes, a sort of mantilla. It was very usual on married woman or to show castity.
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Elizabeth Butler 6 years ago
This is now a smirk. What does she know about you???
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#10
Final score:
45points
Alex Noott 6 years ago
She's thinking, "This joke book is hilarious, I almost laughed my blouse off!"
#11
Final score:
42points
Nicole Kristensen 6 years ago
Nobody's teeth from this time period would be this straight and white.
Susan Robinson-Collins 6 years ago
So true! In fact that's likely the reason portraits were painted with closed mouths...
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Charlotte Dupre 6 years ago
When we think of medieval times, we picture peasants with rotted and missing teeth but Tim O’Neill, MA Medieval Literature, says during the Middle Ages, a white smile and pleasant breath were admirable attributes. During the Middle Ages, there’s evidence that people used toothpastes, powders, treatments, and even mouth washes for halitosis!
#12
Final score:
39points
Csaba Jozsa 6 years ago
This huy looks like putin. So yes, you are right.
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Miss Cris 6 years ago (edited)
No... At that time a big belly was a sign of beauty in women, so they "photoshopped" their paintures in order to look like this. And rich women wore dresses with volumes in order to make this, too.
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AnnieLaurie Burke 6 years ago
They are thinking, "Wait 'til all our insufferable guests leave and we can hit the bedroom!"
#13
Final score:
38points
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
"Mom's going to pitch a fit when she sees I shaved off my eyebrows!"
Alex Noott 6 years ago
She's thinking, "Haha, if you only knew what goodies I'm hiding in my hat!"
#14
Final score:
35points
Ron Silver 10 months ago
Typical human hypocrites in a crowd smiling after releasing their disqusting odor of flatulence.
#15
Final score:
33points
Ron Silver 10 months ago
Typical human hypocrites in a crowd smiling after releasing their disqusting odor of flatulence.
#16
Final score:
31points
#17
Final score:
30points
LSR 6 years ago
This one actually has a very interesting story, kind of a "recycled" Raphael painting. I remember reading about it on an old Reader's Digest from the 70s. https://hyperallergic.com/270065/the-many-identities-of-raphaels-lady-with-a-unicorn/
#18
Final score:
27points
#19
Final score:
25points
#20
Final score:
24points
Laura G 6 years ago
As this is a Virgin and Child, the artist has been deeply disrespectful to all Christians.
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Alex Noott 6 years ago
Every little boys delight!! I wonder why he has a bandage around his upper body?
#21
Final score:
23points
Ron Silver 10 months ago
Typical brood of European Artists who portray the Son of God naked in his Mothers Arms .
Jennifer Ransier 4 years ago
Mom looks so tired lol, I know that smile “Phillip where ARE your clothes? Again???”
#22
Final score:
23points
Aileen 6 years ago
She looks like she's threatening a child but trying to make the threat seem less terrifying than it is.
Aileen 6 years ago
"If I step on another Lego that you left on the floor I might have to stab your gorgeous eyes and we wouldn't want that to happen, now would we?"
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#23
Final score:
18points
Pamela Blue 6 years ago
If you will notice, they have used the same 3 sets of teeth in every photo. Depends on the angle.
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Ingrid Mueller 6 years ago
These are fantastic! I smiled all the while looking at them. Smiles are infectious. Thanks for the smile :)
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
And the bottom half of the face looks yellow compared to the top. Swing and a miss.
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Final score:
18points
Enuya 6 years ago
Original painting: When he proposed on your beloved grandma's funeral. This one: When he proposed on your worst enemy's funeral. main-image...047a50.jpg 
Teri Donovan 6 years ago
All of these would be much more effective if they had posted them side-by-side with the original.
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SirPatTheCat 6 years ago
Some of these look really good and others look like they crawled out of the depths of hell to curse our eyes with the obscene nightmare of a smile. But idk might be because of the style of the painting :)
Night Owl 6 years ago
I imagine some of them thinking: "If they tell me one more time to smile, I swear I'm gonna break their neck and use their face as a mask." Or maybe I'm projecting
Mihai Mara 6 years ago
Yup, many of these "smiles" look forced and unnatural.
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Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
People who had their portraits painted were important members of society. They wanted to look serious, not sad, and furthermore, I believe that most people had rotten teeth and were not keen at showing them. The teeth that so many stars and Instagrammers so happily display nowadays are usually not exactly the teeth they were born with, they have been straightened, polished, and whitened. Had they still had their crooked, more yellowish teeth, well, they probably would not smile quite as broadly.
Linda Harms 6 years ago
Generally speaking, humans are not born with teeth. Other than that, I agree with you 100%.
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Vicky Zar 6 years ago
Hmm now I wonder if thats the reason why it was "in" not to smile for portraits
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Martha Meyer 6 years ago
Those original paintings aren't “sad“ just because the people in it aren't grinning like maniacs.
Koalamonster 6 years ago
With all of the 'stop telling people to smile' talk that has been going around for a few years this seems a bit off the mark. I mean, I get the idea, but "There is nothing like a smile - so smile more!" being the end of the intro kind of... not the best. Smile if you're happy, smile if you feel like it- but stop telling other people to smile. It can sometimes make a bad day even worse.
Miss Cris 6 years ago (edited)
I think this is one of th things that's so right in yhis proposal. Just to think about this and compare the classics. It's smart and wonderful.
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Emanuel Ziel 6 years ago
I guess people never smiled in this Portraits because it's pretty hard to not move and smile for hours
SirPatTheCat 6 years ago
Some of these look really good and others look like they crawled out of the depths of hell to curse our eyes with the obscene nightmare of a smile. But idk might be because of the style of the painting :)
Night Owl 6 years ago
I imagine some of them thinking: "If they tell me one more time to smile, I swear I'm gonna break their neck and use their face as a mask." Or maybe I'm projecting
Mihai Mara 6 years ago
Yup, many of these "smiles" look forced and unnatural.
Load More Replies... Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
People who had their portraits painted were important members of society. They wanted to look serious, not sad, and furthermore, I believe that most people had rotten teeth and were not keen at showing them. The teeth that so many stars and Instagrammers so happily display nowadays are usually not exactly the teeth they were born with, they have been straightened, polished, and whitened. Had they still had their crooked, more yellowish teeth, well, they probably would not smile quite as broadly.
Linda Harms 6 years ago
Generally speaking, humans are not born with teeth. Other than that, I agree with you 100%.
Load More Replies... Vicky Zar 6 years ago
Hmm now I wonder if thats the reason why it was "in" not to smile for portraits
Load More Replies... Martha Meyer 6 years ago
Those original paintings aren't “sad“ just because the people in it aren't grinning like maniacs.
Koalamonster 6 years ago
With all of the 'stop telling people to smile' talk that has been going around for a few years this seems a bit off the mark. I mean, I get the idea, but "There is nothing like a smile - so smile more!" being the end of the intro kind of... not the best. Smile if you're happy, smile if you feel like it- but stop telling other people to smile. It can sometimes make a bad day even worse.
Miss Cris 6 years ago (edited)
I think this is one of th things that's so right in yhis proposal. Just to think about this and compare the classics. It's smart and wonderful.
Load More Replies... Emanuel Ziel 6 years ago
I guess people never smiled in this Portraits because it's pretty hard to not move and smile for hours
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