Illustrator and painter Ástor Alexander was inspired by classical Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces, and replaced the original protagonists with characters from The Legend of Zelda video games. The results are stunning! Here is the fan art series and the inspiration for each piece:

“The Beast and The Princess”, inspired by “The Death and the Maiden” (below) by Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert:

“Hero of Time”, inspired by “David with the Head of Goliath” (below) by Caravaggio:

“Usurper”, inspired by Caravaggio:

“A Piece of Heart”, inspired by Caravaggio:

“Battle in Death Mountain”, inspired by Caravaggio:

“The Hero and The Sage of Water”, more Baroque Zelda:

“The Princess with the head of a lynel”, anspired by Cristofano Allori’s “Judith with the head of Holofernes”, 1613:

Artist: Ástor Alexander