What’s more fun than a Bloody Mary? How about a 17th-century Dutch Bloody Mary? Or a Vermeer-esque Sangria? Maybe a Renaissance Lime Rickey? Greg Stroube’s new series puts classic drinks into a classical setting.

Bloody Mary

Lime Rickey

Bellini

Sangria

The whole retouching team got their hands on this one to add that painterly look to the pieces. Because Greg shot each composition for a range of exposures, they were able to pull out the highlights and push in the shadows for the rich value you’d see in a Golden Age painting. Check out the bee and the dragonfly – these details were a callback to the personal symbols many Old Masters would tuck into their paintings.

Detail Lime Rickey, dragonfly added and retouched by Sierra Myers

Detail Sangria, bee added and retouched by Jordan Gaunce