No one expected a profile photo to end up being compared to a Renaissance masterpiece. Connor Storrie, an American actor, appears in a side-profile image that began circulating on social media, and the internet did what it does best: put it next to Michelangelo’s David, the 1504 marble sculpture everyone recognizes.
The resemblance is not an exaggeration by bored fans. The straight line of the nose, defined lips, strong jaw, and high cheekbones bear a striking resemblance to the sculpture’s features. Even Storrie’s curly, messy hair seems copied straight from the curls carved more than 500 years ago in Florence.
The comparison has already prompted thousands of reactions and continues to draw comments from people who swear they looked at the photo twice to confirm it wasn’t a fake. Genetic coincidence, or did Michelangelo get there several centuries early?