Still Life with Cake

The Singel

The Singel (one of the canals of Amsterdam) used to encircle the city in the Middle Ages, serving as a moat around the city until 1585, when Amsterdam expanded beyond it's banks. In today's puzzle, based 1884 - 1886 painting by Eduard Alexander Hilverdink, we're going back to the 1800s and reconstructing the part of the beautiful view from the banks of the canal. Have fun!

The Postman

Today's puzzle is based on Vincent Van Gogh's 1888 painting with the same name. Joseph Roulin, the main character of this painting, was a postal employee in Arles, became a surrogate "big brother" for the artist, caring for Vincent during the major onset of mental illness that came in 1888, and seeing him through the asylum months of early 1889.

Love of Winter

This new puzzle is based on a painting by George Bellows. He painted this colorful art piece after a major blizzard hit New York City in February 1914. The painting depicts a group of people skating on a frozen lake. On the edges of this natural ice skating rink onlookers of a wide range of ages and social classes, reflecting the diverse population of the city at that time, look on or are getting ready to join in the winter fun. Do you like, love or hate Winter?

Near the Lake

Today's puzzle is based on a painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The painting depicts a man and a little girl near a lake on a sunny summer day. The man is looking out on to the lake, while the little girl seems to be asking him a question. What do you think is happening in this scene? Have fun!

Young Girls at the Piano

Today's puzzle is based on a painting by Auguste Renoir. This painting depicting two young girls at the piano in a bourgeois home was made in 1892 for a new museum in Paris, the Musee du Luxembourg, which was to be devoted to the work of living artists. Renoir painted three other variations of this composition in oil and two sketches, one in oil and one in pastel.

Mountainous Landscape near Dusseldorf

Put the pieces back together and see how the mountainous landscape near Dusseldorf looked in the 1790s. The image featured in this puzzle is based on an oil on panel painting by Gerard van Nijmegen (a Dutch Old Masters artist). The painting depicts a mountainous landscape with ruins, a small waterfall and ox-wagon going over an old wooden bridge.

Farmhouse in Provence

Today's puzzle is based on the 1888 painting with the same name. Also known as Entrance Gate to a Farm with Haystacks, Farmhouse in Provence is an oil-on-canvas by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. At the time that Van Gogh made this beautiful painting, he was 35 years old and living in Arles, in southern France. During this period he produced some of his best work, such as fields, farmhouses and people of the Arles and Avignon area. As you might of already noticed, Van Gogh used several pairs of complementary colors in the Farmhouse in Provence, the color contrast bringing an intensity to his work.

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.

Still Life with Apples and Pitcher

Today's puzzle is based on a painting by Camille Pissarro. It depicts a pitcher, a glass of wine, some apples and knife on a table. Pissarro painted few still lifes, most late in his career and this is one of them. The other comparable work by the author uses the same setting, it's the same size and it features the same floral wallpaper in the background.

Figures on the Beach

Based on an oil on canvas painting by Auguste Renoir, today's puzzle depicts two female figures at the beach on a sunny summer day. The artist probably painted this scene on the Cote d'Azur in southern France. Next to the two women we can see a small white dog resting, in the distance a small child playing and in the the background some boats sailing on the calm blue waters of the sea.

Old Bruton Church

Today we're going back to the 1890s and visiting the Bruton Church in the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. This puzzle is based on a oil on canvas painting by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson and it depicts the Bruton Parish Church. The church was constructed between 1711 and 1715. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970 as a well-preserved early example of colonial religious architecture.

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.