It appears that boredom lies behind the most creative ideas. That's why quarantine has produced some of the most entertaining activities. One of them is the Getty Museum challenge that so many of you have already seen in our previous article here. The challenge, which asks people to recreate famous works of art by using things they find around the home, has gained a lot of traction. Apparently, people love to dress up and compete with each other over who can recreate a well-known painting better. The art enthusiasts can't stop participating in this challenge, so scroll down below for their latest creations!
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Sharaku Kabuki Portrait
Rembrandt "Portrait Of A Woman With Gloves"
Picasso’s “Woman In A Hat With Pompoms And A Printed Blouse”
The Death Of Marat
Like A King By Afarin Sajedi
"La Ricitos" By Baldomero Gili
Gustav Klimt "Mother And Child"
Edvard Munch "The Scream"
The Great War By Rene Magritte
Pop Art Figures By Keith Haring
The Temptation Of St. Anthony By Joos Van Craesbeeck
"Christina's World" By Andrew Wyeth
Portrait Of Toyotomi Hideyoshi By Kano Mitsunobu
Jan Asselijn "The Threatened Swan"
"Lady With An Ermine" By Leonardo Da Vinci
"The Son Of Man" By René Magritte
♦️♠️♦️the Sleepy Clown Needs Rest After Trying With All Her Might To Make People Smile In Times Of Darkness ♣️♥️♣️
Girl Before A Mirror, Picasso, 1932
Frida Kahlo
"Girl Interrupted At Her Music" - Johannes Vermeer
Le Chat Noir
Georgia O'keeffe--Black Mesa Landscape, New Mexico
Frida Kahlo "Dancing With Skeleton"
Selfie By Narcissus - Caravage
The Veiled Virgin By Giovanni Strazza, Early 1850s (Left)
Kees Van Dongen, "The Corn Poppy"
Danaë And The Shower Of Gold - Orazio Gentileschi
“Portrait Of A Lady With A Child”, Artist Unknown, Nineteenth Century
this is going to be so much fun for Art historians in about 50 years
Good attention to detail, the expression on the little girl's face is perfect and the dog .
this is great! you can see all the work that went into the detail. the doggie, the flowers, the "lady's" curls.. excellent.
Well done! They must have had a LOT of fun putting this together.
LOL! Fabulous rendition including humour and the dog posing. I love that the facial expressions are the same on both adults... really makes the 'painting' come alive! LOL!
Yes a very pleasing 'mother', daughter and dog . Could have coloured those inside loo rolls to match 'her' hair..perfecto!
Excellent use of "ringlets" which distract from the goatee. Suggest the dog might have a dark hand towel draped on its neck to replicate spaniel-ear.
How'd you very the dog to do that? Oh wait...I figured it out. Never mind
My Sister Did This Frida Piece With My Bird
Self Portrait By Vincent Van Gogh
Mona Lisa 1510 - Mona Lisa 2020
She's just as beautiful today as she was in 1510. My hat off to you lovely lady for your portrayal of Mona.
Landscape With Yellow Birds, Paul Klee
“Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli”- El Greco
Four Mandarin Oranges By Édouard Manet
My Daughter As “Shiner” By Norman Rockwell
Anyone who does not love this Norman Rockwell painting must have some very serious hangups. She no doubt won that fight!
Astronomer By Candlelight - Gerrit Dou
They only had candle light. They did not have to deal with light pollution and so THEY COULD SEE THE STARS! I am officially jealous.
Soyer's "Blond Figure" Goes Brunette!
Ivan Argunov “Portrait Of An Unknown Peasant Woman In Russian Costume”
The original did not have a cat. The cat was added by Svetlana Petrova who adds her cats to paintings. Good thing with the original because that woman's necklace is about to be spread all over the floor. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27507950
Raphael’s “Portrait Of The Young Cardinal Ippolito I D’este” (Pietro Bembo)
Aha! A prominent Neo-Renaissance woman with her ubiquitous roll de loo.
Portait Of Ann Seward Swartwout
My Wife’s First Attempt Of Probably Many. “Fragmentary Colossal Head Of A Youth”
Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait
Judith Slaying Holofernes Painting By Artemisia Gentileschi
Dog With The Pearl Earring Woof
Le Desespere By Gustave Courbet And My Kid
My Friend (W/Help From Her Twins) Did The Getty Museum Challenge. Boredom Can Be Beautiful.
A Portrait Of Madame X By John Singer Sargent
My Daughter As Frida
I really like all the little important details on her face. I don't think I would have problem with the recreation hanging in my house.
'the Scream' - Recreated With Climbing Rope And A Few Other Things...
Excellent creativity and bonus points for excellent use of a different medium!
“Golden Tears”/ “Freya’s Tears Of Gold”- Anne Marie Zimmerman (School Of Klimt)
"Lady With A Catine", Leonardo Da Vinci
Vincent Van Gogh. The Postman (Joseph-Étienne Roulin) (My 11 Year Old)
“Portrait Of A Man In A Turban”- Jan Van Eyck
Rembrandt's "The Anatomy Lesson Of Dr Nicolae Tulp", 1632.
Picasso The Frugal Repas
This one, wow. It speaks volumes. That would be a portrait I'd be proud to hang in a gallery.
"Order Of The Bath" By Charles Burton Barber
My Attempt At The Getty Museum Challenge. Pierre Bonnard’s Woman With Dog
What A Good Camel
Diego On My Mind By Frida Kahlo. We're Calling Ours- Daddy On My Mind. With My Daughter Luna & Her Daddy’s Pic.
Urban Confinement
Tina Tra And I Recreated Michelangelo's Famous 'The Creation Of Adam' Fresco From The Sistine Chapel. Only We Have Named Ours ' The Creation Of Eve'
Madonna & Child - Sassoferrato
The Lacemaker By Vermeer (Taken By My Sister For A School Project Years Ago)
The Day After. Edvard Munch
Édouard Manet : Le Joueur De Fifre
Alphonse Mucha- “Topaz”
Mucha's model is leaning in towards the viewer - the "reproduction" is receding from the viewer. Details, details, details...
Gustav Klimt's The Kiss
It’s Not Everyday I Get To Pretend My Dog Is The Baby Jesus.
“Shiner” By Norman Rockwell
the recreation smile is perfect! She looks as pleased as with Rockwell's young miss with her victory.
Lady With Vermin
Lady Of Shallot With Giraffe
Young Girl With Genie/Young Man With Goonie
A Lady Of The Court With Dog By Lavinia Fontana
Renoir : La Liseuse (Jeune Fille Assise)
My Attempt At Monet, Woman With A Parasol
Tried My Best With 2 Under 2
F. Messerschmidt’s “The Vexed Man,” Carved In Alabaster 300 Years Ago. I Bought A Copy To Enjoy At Home After Falling In Love With The Original At The Getty Last Year.
Daughter's School Assignment. She Chose To Recreate The Old Guitarist.
Girl In A White Kimono, George Hendrik Breitner, 1894
Little on the old side to be called a "girl" biut still a nice interpretation!
Mary Magdalene Right Panel By Rogier Van Der Weyden Oil On Panel Circa 1450 - Grace Front Yard Circa 2020
A Velázquez Portrait
John Williams Waterhouse- “Isabella And The Pot Of Basil”
"Narcissus" By Caravaggio, Recreated With Pants, A Mirror, And Antigravity
Nymph With Morning Glory Flowers - Jules Joseph Lefebvre
Self Portrait As A Tehuana By Frida Kahlo
Still Life With Strawberry, From Cezanne's Still Life With Skull
Maddona And Child By Andrea Mantegna
Do I Look As Beautiful As This Degas Ballerina?
Covid But Make It King Louis Xiv Of France
Aha! The most royal of noble attributes these days: an extra-large full pack of rolls de loo!
Frida Kahlo : Self-Portrait With Thorn Necklace And Hummingbird
Portraiture Of Queen Elizabeth I Of England, C. 1585-90, Artist Unknown.
Pablo Picasso, 1901–02, Le bock (Portrait de Jaime Sabartes), The Glass of Beer (Portrait of the Poet Sabartes)
Dan Cooney, 2020, A college freshman stuck at home during the Covid-19 Pandemic. (Thanks Keen) Blue-Boy-P...0853c7.jpg 
Fantastic in the true sense of the word! Imitation breeds originality. I didn't know.
Getting creative, I think it is brilliant! More relaxed in the ppe department! ❤️
Thanks for having this contest. All the entries were very creative!
These are amazing and show so much creativity.. And some were so humorous.
The creativity that blooms from solitude is breathtaking. Thank-you for sharing an energy that can make us all feel a little bit more alive and hopeful.
#9 recreation should be in the same museum that the original painting is. If art is about feelings and beauty, this recreation is just that, beautiful feelings.
Pablo Picasso, 1901–02, Le bock (Portrait de Jaime Sabartes), The Glass of Beer (Portrait of the Poet Sabartes)
Dan Cooney, 2020, A college freshman stuck at home during the Covid-19 Pandemic. (Thanks Keen) Blue-Boy-P...0853c7.jpg
Fantastic in the true sense of the word! Imitation breeds originality. I didn't know.
Getting creative, I think it is brilliant! More relaxed in the ppe department! ❤️
Thanks for having this contest. All the entries were very creative!
These are amazing and show so much creativity.. And some were so humorous.
The creativity that blooms from solitude is breathtaking. Thank-you for sharing an energy that can make us all feel a little bit more alive and hopeful.
#9 recreation should be in the same museum that the original painting is. If art is about feelings and beauty, this recreation is just that, beautiful feelings.
