4 July 2013

Beautifully Colorized Historical Photos

Albert Einstein





It’s amazing what a little color can do. On his website Colorized History, Denmark-based artist Mads Madsen colorizes old, black and white photos, giving them an injection of life and vibrance.



Madsen’s visually arresting images draw the viewer deeper in to the photo to relive the past.



Some of the photos look surprisingly modern when colorized, and it’s easy to imagine being right there when the photo was taken.



Visit Colorized History or Madsen’s DeviantArt gallery for more colorized historical photos.



Harry Truman and Winston Churchill





Audrey Hepburn





Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch





Mark Twain





Elizabeth Taylor





Ulysses S. Grant





Lewis Thornton Powell, co-conspirator in the Lincoln Assassination





Rear Admiral John Lorimer Worden of the Union Navy





[via So Bad So Good, images via Colorized History]