Historical Figures Rendered
Every time someone did something so impactful that they were worth remembering, they had a statue or a portrait made for them. For hundreds of years, these have been the only reminders of what they looked like.
Normally only the people living in their lifetime could ever know what they looked like. But that’s largely changed now that technology had advanced to the point where we can use 3D rendering to get a better understanding of what they looked like when they were alive. Here are some of the most historical figures rendered in the flesh.
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley may not be one of the most noticeable figures in history, but she did live quite the life. She was born during the end of the wild west and showed everyone who knew her that it didn’t matter that she was a woman.
She was one of the best sharpshooters in her day and even beat the then-champion Frank Butler. After beating him, the two of them got married and lived a long, happy life together. The render shows how pretty she was.
Dante Alighieri
Born in the late 13th century, Dante Alighieri changed the way to world saw heaven and hell when he wrote The Divine Comedy. He finished the literature just one year before he died in 1321.
Only paintings of Dante Alighieri have given anyone living in the 21st century an idea of what he looked like. But now we can see what he most likely looked like because of rendering.
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson may not have been recognized while she was alive, but after her death, her poetry became popular and loved by many. Photography hadn’t developed to be good enough to take a good photo of her.
But this 3D render of her shows just how she looked back when she was in her twenties in the mid-1850s. Today she is regarded by many as one of the most important American poets.
Nero
Nero wasn’t exactly loved by a great many people in his lifetime. He was the Emperor of Rome at a young age and was called selfish and not fit to rule the throne. He’s been blamed for the Great Fire of Rome.
The only reference to what the young ruler looked like before he died at the age of 30 are surviving busts and statues from his reign. This 3D render of what he actually looked like suits the personality we hear from so often.
George Washington
George Washington needs no introduction. He’s often considered one of the most important American presidents in history. He’s also the most recognizable figure from history due to his face appearing so often.
So even though most people have a relatively good idea of what George Washington looks like - he’s even on every dollar bill. But what about a 3D render of him? Well, it’s no surprise he looks surprisingly similar to all of the renditions of him.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the greatest composers of all time. Throughout the 18th century, his fame kept growing as he kept making the classical music that people still love listening to today.
It’s no surprise that the render looks strikingly similar to the portraits of Bach that exist today. The round face and the hair are a dead giveaway as to who it is.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar is another name that almost everybody recognizes. He was most likely the greatest or at least most famous ruler of Rome. And there are numerous busts and statues of him in and around Rome.
But how accurate were the statues of the military leader? It seems that 3D renders of Caesar show that he looked a little different from the busts. But he does look like a man with the ambition to rule the world.
King Henry IV
King Henry IV was said to rule with an iron fist and is sometimes called Henry The Great. After gaining the throne, he made many enemies. This meant that a lot of people wanted to see him dethroned.
After 13 attempts on his life finally, an assassination attempt was successful. But even after his death, the render does all of the portraits of his credit.
Mary, Queen Of Scots
Mary, Queen Of Scots, was the youngest ruler to ever ascend to the throne. After her father past away, she was quickly put on the throne as his only descendant. But she was only six days old at the time.
We don’t know if it was just the painters that did Mary’s portraits, but they never seemed flattering. The 3D render of her is much more flattering and makes her look like a fitting queen.
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was never afraid to speak her mind while she was alive. Unfortunately, that also was the biggest reason why she was executed in France during the French Revolution.
There are many portraits of Marie Antoinette, and in all of them, it looks like she really cared about how she looked. But in this 3D render of what she would look like today, she looks like a trendy woman you’d see in the line at Starbucks.
Copernicus
Copernicus may not be as well known as Leonardo Da Vinci or Albert Einstein, but it was one of the most important scientists in his day. After years of research, he finally discovered that Earth wasn’t at the center of the galaxy but rather the Sun.
The 3D render of him only backs up what people say about him. THat he spent most of his entire life making discoveries and working rather than being lazy and having fun, he lived until the old age of 70.
Nefertiti
Nefertiti was the queen of ancient Egypt. There’s one surviving bust of her in a museum in Germany that is as well known as she is. The bust boasts beautiful detail and, until now, has been the only indicator of what she looked like.
With modern technology, we can see with a 3D render that whoever sculpted the bust was truly talented as it matched the 3D render perfectly. The one new thing we get to see is her beautiful eyes.
Richard III
Richard III was the king of England for a short time, but he’s definitely remembered, especially after being immortalized in one of Shakespeare’s plays. But other than the portraits of him, not too much else is known about the king.
The portrait is now backed up by 3D rendering, with the 3D model encapsulating many of the same features that can be seen in Richard III’s portraits. We do think the 3D render showed the ambition behind his eyes as a king.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra is, without a doubt, the most powerful woman in ancient history. She inspired art and literature as well as being known to have beauty beyond imagination. Her relationship with Mark Antony is also well documented.
She was also known for being a clever individual. There are many busts of her, and the 3D render now can show us what she would have looked like in the flesh. The queen of Egypt will still always be the most powerful woman in ancient history.