Batman and a host of his superhero chums look like they have gone back in time in these fabulous vintage family portraits.

Captain America, Spider-Man and Catwoman star in the stunning snaps that show how they may have looked posing to camera in days gone by.



The Milan-based Marvellini brothers, Andrea and Carlo, said their creations were inspired by a healthy dose of Italian red wine.



Batman is pictured sitting down reading a long manuscript

The Marvellini brothers came up with this picture of a stormtrooper posing with arms crossed in a plaid suit and winter coat

The quirky pair said they wore masks like their superhero idols to hide their true identities.

They said: 'We were inspired by Italian red wine during long brainstorming sessions in which we were founding an 'uncanny' image.'

They said they chose superheroes because they are a mixture of 'images of our real world with images of our imaginative world.'

They said: 'We first concentrated on family heirlooms, vintage photos, trying the dichotomy of two images in a single one.

The Marvellini brothers wear masks like their superhero idols, such as Captain America, to hide their identity

Catwoman is pictured leaning wearily against a wall and users on their Facebook page have described the work as 'amazing' and 'splendid'

'This was like Mona Lisa with the moustache by Duchamp or the incursion in art by Banksy... and so 'why not superheros?'.

One image shows Batman sitting down reading a long manuscript and another shows a Stormtrooper posing with arms crossed in a plaid suit and winter coat.

A white version of Spider-Man appears in one image wearing a spider pendant

A white version of Spider-Man appears in one image wearing a spider pendant and Star Wars villain Darth Vader is pictured as a woman in a frilly white dress.

Catwoman is pictured leaning wearily against a wall and users on their Facebook page have described the work as 'amazing' and 'splendid'.

Women in dresses are pictured wearing Star Wars villain Darth Vader masks

Anime character Gundam is pictured as if posing for a 19th century portrait



