In the Old Quarter Jigsaw Puzzle Game

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 with Teapot and Fruit

This puzzle is based on a painting by Paul Gauguin. It depicts a teapot and some mangoes on a table, a Tahitian-style printed cloth in the background and human figure at the upper right, viewed through a door or window. The painting tries to emulate Cezanne's "Still Life with Fruit Dish" - painting that Gauguin owned at the time.

Flower Garden and Bungalow

This new colorful puzzle is based on Winslow Homer's 1899 painting called "Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda". This watercolor painting was made during Winslow's many winter visits to tropical locations. The painting depicts a bungalow surrounded by a beautiful flower garden in Bermuda.

The Basket of Apples

This new puzzle is based on Paul Cezanne 1893 painting "The Basket of Apples". This painting contains one of Cezanne's signature tilted tables, an impossible rectangle with no right angles. On the table you can see a basket of apples, a bottle of wine, a folded tablecloth and a plate of cookies. The painting is particularly remarkable for its creative composition, which rejected realistic representation in favor of distorting objects to create multiple perspectives.

The Old Gate

Put the pieces back together, complete today's puzzle and see the old gate as captured by Charles Leickert in his painting from the 1800s. The painting depicts a view of a street with an old gate, several people walking, a woman with a basket on her head in the left corner and salesman with two women on the right. Have fun!

Paris Street; Rainy Day

This new puzzle is based on "Paris Street; Rainy Day" a 1877 oil painting by the French artist Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894). The painting shows a number of people walking through the Place de Dublin, then known as the Carrefour de Moscou, at an intersection to the east of the Gare Saint-Lazare in north Paris. The painting was first shown at the Third Impressionist Exhibition of 1877.

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 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.

Boats at Rest

Today's puzzle is based on a painting by Arthur Wesley Dow. It depicts two boats at rest on a river bank around around his native Ipswich, Massachusetts. The painting is made in the style of ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock) prints. So what are you waiting for? Click start and give it a try!

Tropical Forest with Monkeys

Today's interesting and fun puzzle is based on Henri Rousseau's oil on canvas painting called "Tropical Forest with Monkeys". The painting depicts one of his signature exotic landscapes - tropical forest. In the painting we can see several monkeys that, as other animals painted by Rousseau, have human faces or attributes. For example, the two monkeys in the center of this painting hold what seem to look like fishing poles. Pick your difficulty level, press start and see what other interesting details you can spot. Have fun!

The Grand Canal in Venice

Today we're visiting The Grand Canal in Venice in 1740. This fun and challenging puzzle is based on Giovanni Antonio Canal (commonly known as Canaletto, an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice) 1740 oil on canvas painting "The Grand Canal in Venice from Palazzo Flangini to Campo San Marcuola". Canaletto made at least three versions of this view of the Grand Canal. He recorded every detail of every building along the canal, every window, door, and chimney and other architectural details.

Two Women at a Window

Today's new puzzle is based on Bartolome Esteban Murillo's 1655/1660 oil on canvas painting "Two Women at a Window". Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporary women and children. In this painting we can see two women. On standing behind a partially opened shutter while attempting to hide a smile wit shawl and another younger one leaning on the windowsill, gazing at someone outside.