“Mistresspiecess” by Dina Goldstein is a staged photographic series in which the artist reimagines ten iconic women from art history’s greatest masterpieces — figures traditionally idealised by male painters — within contemporary, cinematic tableaux. Rather than passive subjects of aesthetic admiration, these women are placed in evocative modern settings that speak to agency, identity and cultural narrative, prompting viewers to reconsider how female figures have been framed and remembered through centuries of artistic representation.

Each image in Mistresspiecess is the result of extensive art-historical research and production, with Goldstein casting models and designing costumes and props that echo the original artworks while introducing layered commentary on gender dynamics, visual culture and societal values today. The series highlights the tension between tradition and modernity and invites reflection on how visual histories shape contemporary imagination.