By Sara Smyth PUBLISHED: 13:51 EST, 16 August 2013 | UPDATED: 03:58 EST, 17 August 2013 Only the most prestigious of museums could boast of having the work of Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio and Henry Wallis in just one room. But for 66-year-old Mike Rome, his one-bedroom flat in Bristol is home to uncanny copies of masterpieces including the Mona Lisa and The Girl With a Pearl Earring. Mr Rome paints hundreds of replicas of some of the worlds greatest paintings and signs them with his own name. Before starting a painting, the retired graphic designer visits the gallery where the original is displayed.
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Mike Rome, 66 takes photos of the originals in galleries and paints a replica in his Bristol studio
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Can spend up to three hours each day on the pastime, which he said improves his painting skills
Capturing the smile: Art critics and students have marveled over @placeholder's Mona Lisa's mysterious half-smile.