His First Appearance in Public

Pergola with Oranges

The beautiful pergola surrounded by orange trees featured in today's puzzle was painted by Thomas Fearnley in oil on paper mounted on canvas in c. 1834. If you didn't know, a pergola is an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars. As a type of gazebo, it may also be an extension of a building or serve as protection for an open terrace or a link between pavilions.

Still Life: Balsam Apple and Vegetables

Today's puzzle is based on a 1820s painting by James Peale. The vegetables in this beautiful still life painting are: okra(ladies' fingers or ochro), blue-green cabbage, crinkly Savoy cabbage, Hubbard squash, eggplant, balsam apple, tomatoes, and purple-red cabbage. Take a few minutes, put the puzzle back together and take in this beautiful piece of art. Have fun!

Holiday on the Hudson

Today's puzzle is based on George Benjamin Luks 1912 oil on canvas painting - "Holiday on the Hudson". It depicts people on holiday going for a boat ride on the Hudson on a sunny Summer day. Luks is best-known for his paintings that reflect the life of people living in the Manhattan's Lower East Side at that time.

Basket of Fruit with Parrot

Today's new puzzle is based on an oil on canvas painting by A.M. Randall. The painting depicts a basket full of fruit with a cute parrot sitting on a small branch. Pick your difficulty level, click start and give it a try! Have fun!

The Japanese Footbridge

Today's puzzle is based on a painting by Claude Monet. In 1899, the artist painted 12 works from a single vantage point, focusing on an arching blue-green Japanese footbridge and the landscape around it. Monet designed and built the landscape that appears in the painting on his property in the rural community of Giverny where he moved in 1883.

In the Old Quarter

In today's new puzzle we're going back in time and visiting Sitka, Alaska in 1900. This puzzle is based on a oil on canvas, mounted on paperboard by Theodore J. Richardson and it depicts the old quarter of Sitka, a unified city-borough in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Alaska. The landscape was painted in 1900.

The Afternoon Meal

Today's puzzle is based on a 1772 painting by Luis Melendez ( the greatest Spanish still-life painter of the 18th century). The painting features a picnic basket, some loaves of freshly baked bread, grapes, some peaches, a melon, some juicy pears, a bottle of wine and some other food containers and plates - everything you need for an afternoon meal in a breathtaking natural landscape.

Barnyard in Winter

In today's puzzle we feature a barnyard during winter. The image is based on a painting from 1800s by Horatio Shaw. The painting features a red barn covered in snow, with a flock of sheep and some chickens gathered in front of it. A farmer is also depicted carrying a bundle of hay to feed the animals. The painting captures the quiet stillness and natural beauty of a winter day on the farm, while also conveying the hard work and perseverance required to tend to the animals during the harsh winter months. The painting's composition and use of colors create a peaceful and nostalgic atmosphere, inviting the viewer to appreciate the simplicity and beauty of rural life.

Garden at Sainte-Adresse

This puzzle is based on the painting with the same name by the French impressionist painter Claude Monet. Monet spent the summer of 1867 at the resort town of Sainte-Adresse on the English Channel, near Le Havre (France). It was there, in a garden with a view of Honfleur on the horizon, that he painted this picture. The models were probably Monet's father, Adolphe, in the foreground, Monet's cousin's wife Jeanne-Marguerite Lecadre at the fence; Adolphe, her father; and perhaps, Sophie, her sister, the woman seated with her back to the viewer. The painting is now in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

A Limier Briquet Hound

Today's puzzle is based on a painting by Rosa Bonheur. It is one of Bonheur's numerous portraits of hunting dogs and pets and it depicts a dog that belonged to the Vicomte d'Armaille. Click start and give it a try!

Abundant Fruit

This fun new puzzle is based on a painting by Severin Roesen (c. 1815 in Boppard - c. 1872) was a Prussian-American painter known for his abundant fruit and flower still lifes. The fruits depicted in this painting do not all ripen at the same time and it wouldn't have been possible to have them on the same table in 19th-century. The artist chose symbolism over accuracy and included all the fruit at the same time. The abundance of fruit speaks is meant to speak about the prosperity of the young United States. Roesen arrived in America around 1848, the painting featured here was made in 1858,

Cottage Scenery

Today's puzzle depicts tranquil scene of a rustic cottage nestled among rolling hills and a meandering river. A woman and two men are shown sitting in front of the cottage, talking and enjoying the peaceful surroundings. The painting showcases Bingham's skill in capturing the beauty of the American landscape and rural life, while also highlighting his appreciation for the simplicity and serenity of the countryside.