'The Creation of Mario'

What do you get when you combine Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" with the man who created Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto? Well, if you're artist Eric Proctor, you get the following:



I'm not sure which of the following elements is my favorite, to tell you the truth: The inclusion of the gender-bending Birdo or the perfectly-placed leaf sprite stolen from Super Mario Bros. 3.

To see more of Proctor's work, check out his deviantart page.

(Via gonintendo.com)