Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer used a model as lovely as Zhang Zhiyue, whose homework involved recreating his masterpiece Girl With a Pearl Earring. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Pupils fired up their imaginations for a unique school assignment at home in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Since the primary school has not resumed classes because of the coronavirus epidemic, pupils were asked to submit replicas of famous paintings, using themselves as models, to tap their creativity. Their homework went viral online with creative performances and amusing costumes.

Edvard Munch's painting The Scream has crazy competition, as Chen Yanyu imitates the figure in the original. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The painting Son of J.G. Lambton Esq. by Sir Thomas Lawrence is recreated by Luo Ziran, who dressed like the figure in the masterpiece. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Self Portrait by Leonardo da Vinci gets an original twist, as Yang Qianhui dresses up like the painter and wears a beard made with yarn. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A painting called Girl with Racket and Shuttlecock is imitated with Chen Siqi's flushed cheeks and badminton racket. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]