With the pandemic affecting the whole world, what if the world's most famous artworks are reflected in today's climate?

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Leonardo da Vinci&#39;s &#39;The Last Supper&#39;.

This artwork, made in the 15th century, refers to the last dinner he had with his apostles the day before Jesus Christ was arrested by the Roman soldiers.

Today: It highlights the need to stay home and implement social distancing.

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Michelangelo&#39;s&nbsp;&#39;The Creation of Adam&#39;

&#39;The Creation of Adam&#39; is a famous fresco built by Michelangelo, circa 1511, on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It depicts the issue of God&#39;s father giving life into Adam, the first man.

Today: The artwork now is trying to emphasize&nbsp;the importance of disinfecting our hands regularly.

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Ren&eacute; Magritte&#39;s &quot;The Son Of Man&quot;

&#39;Son of Man&#39; was given life&nbsp;by Rene Magritte in 1946. In the original of the work, we see the subject with a green apple on his face. Magritte commented, &quot;At least it hides the face partly. Well, so you have the apparent face, the apple, hiding the visible but hidden, the face of the person. It&#39;s something that happens constantly. Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see&quot;.

Today: &#39;The Son of Man&#39; is trying to promote the idea of using a face&nbsp;mask.

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Leonardo da Vinci&#39;s&nbsp;Lady with an Ermine

One of the four female portraits by Leonardo da Vinci, &#39;Lady with an Ermine&#39; is one of the painter&#39;s celebrated&nbsp;completed works. The item stars&nbsp;Cecilia Gallerani, who was painted at a time when she was the mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan.

Today: Buy enough food for days, so you can isolate longer and more efficiently (but no hoarding!).

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Giovanni Battista Salvi&#39;s Madonna in Prayer

&#39;Madonna in Prayer&#39; was made by Giovanni Battista Salvi in the 1600s.

Today: Salvi&#39;s work is used today to draw attention to the use of disposable gloves to prevent contact with infected surfaces.

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During the current pandemic, many people still ignore the basic rules of quarantine and personal safety and these collages created by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine is made to&nbsp;to ensure the implementation of the rules are quite remarkable. Giving a new look to classical works of art that teach us how to stop the spread of COVID-19 and stay safe.

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See more artworks right here:

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These works were published by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine on social media with the theme <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/artofquarantine/">#ArtofQuarantine</a>.

See how famous art is reworked to remind us to stay safe during COVID-19

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