Long Island Homestead

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.

The Shepherdess

Embark on a tranquil journey through the idyllic countryside with our captivating online jigsaw puzzle, based on the masterpiece "The Shepherdess" by Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp. This delightful puzzle offers an immersive experience, allowing you to recreate the serenity and charm of the Dutch Golden Age. In "The Shepherdess," Cuyp brings to life a picturesque countryside setting. The painting depicts a young shepherdess, dressed in traditional attire, tending to her flock of sheep on a lush green meadow. Cuyp was celebrated for his ability to capture the essence of rural life and his meticulous attention to detail. His works often showcased pastoral scenes with shepherds, shepherdesses, and their livestock, offering a glimpse into the harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. Have fun!

Spring Flowers

This new beautiful puzzle is based on a painting by Claude Monet with the same name. He painted this beautiful masterpiece in 1864. The painting features some beautiful Spring flowers (peonies, hydrangeas, lilacs and some geraniums). Monet loved flowers and is quoted as saying, "I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers."

Landscape, Bridge, Huntingdon Valley

Another beautiful art themed puzzle is here. This new one is based on H. Lyman Sayen 1915/1916 oil on canvas painting : " Landscape, Bridge, Huntingdon Valley". If you didn't know, Sayen (1875 -1918) was an American pioneer in the design of x-ray tubes who also distinguished himself as an abstract artist.

A String of Horses Outside an Inn

This beautiful and vibrant image of a string of horses outside an inn is based on a painting by Otto Bache, a Danish Realist painter. The scene takes place in the late 1800s in rural Denmark. In the painting you can see a pack of 8 horses being led down a country road while people outside a small in look on or go about their daily routine.

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.

Child with Toys

This fun and challenging puzzle is based on a painting called "Child with Toys" by Auguste Renoir. The painting depicts the artist's son, Jean playing with his nanny Gabrielle. Gabrielle Renard became an important member of the family of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, first becoming their nanny, and subsequently a frequent model for the artist. She developed a strong bond with the Renoirs' second son, the future filmmaker Jean Renoir (the child in this painting), lasted throughout their lives.

On the Bank of the Seine

Today's puzzle is based on a painting by the French artist Claude Monet called On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt. The painting depicts Claude Monet’s future wife, Camille Doncieux, sitting on an island in the Seine River next tot the town of Bennecourt. It is believed that she and Monet rowed to the island on one of their walks during a brief period that the couple spent in Bennecourt, near Paris.

Italian Landscape with Umbrella Pines

Today's puzzle is based on an oil on canvas painting by Hendrik Voogd (a Dutch painter and printmaker, who was active in Italy). In this beautiful painting, Voogd depicted the gardens of the Villa Borghese in Rome in the late afternoon. You can see the setting sun behind the impressive umbrella pines in the background, and some people enjoying their afternoon in the foreground of the painting.

Skiffs

This new puzzle is based on the 1887 oil on canvas painting by Gustave Caillebotte - a French painter who was a member and patron of the Impressionists, although he painted in a more realistic manner than many others in the group. Between 1877 and 1878, Caillebotte made a series of paintings focusing on swimmers, rowers, fishermen, and canoers at his family estate in Yerres. One of these paintings is Skiffs or "Pesissoires sur L'Yerres" (Flat-Bottom Canoes on the Yerres) how it was originally named. The painting was first exhibited at the fourth impressionist exhibition in 1879.

The Boating Party

This puzzle is based on the 1893 oil painting by American artist Mary Cassatt with the same title. The Boating Party depicts an unknown woman, baby, and man in a sailboat. It has been suggested that Cassatt may have been inspired by Edouard Manet's Boating from 1874 when making the painting. Boating was exhibited at the Impressionist Exhibition of 1879, where it was not well received. Cassatt however, convinced her friend Louisine Havemeyer to buy it. Cassatt painted The Boating Party during the winter of 1893–1894 in Antibes, on the French Riviera.

View of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from Solfatara

This new puzzle is base on a painting by the German artist Philipp Hackert(1737-1807) and it features a view of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from Solfatara (an area of volcanic steam vents). The Gulf of Pozzuoli is a small gulf in the northwestern end of the Gulf of Naples in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The countryside around Naples was very popular with 18th and 19th century painters due to its dramatic and impressive landscapes, volcanoes and classical ruins.