Monsieur Boileau at the Cafe Jigsaw Puzzle Game

Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds

Based on an oil on mahogany panel picture by Martin Johnson Heade, today's puzzle depicts a beautiful cattleya orchid and three hummingbirds. The artist planned to produce a book in the 1860s depicting Brazilian hummingbirds in tropical settings, and, to that end, created a series of 40 small pictures called "The Gems of Brazil". He later abandoned the project but retained his interest in hummingbirds, orchids and jungle landscapes. Cattleya is a genus of orchids that grow from Costa Rica south to Argentina.

Vase with Pink Roses

The painting that this puzzle is based on, "Still Life: Vase with Pink Roses", was made in 1890 by Vincent van Gogh shortly before his release from the Saint-Rémy asylum. This and the similarly-dated Pink Roses reflect the optimism Van Gogh felt at that time about his future. The painting is one of several Van Gogh examples of overabundance in still life, filling the picture plane with the vase and overflowing flowers.

River Landscape with Ferry

This new puzzle is based the 1649 oil on canvas painting "River Landscape with Ferry" by the Dutch landscape painter Salomon van Ruysdael. Salomon was known for his landscapes and river scenes. The one featured in this puzzle depicts a ferry full of people and crossing a river.

Just Dessert

This new puzzle is base on, William Michael Harnett's 1891 oil on canvas painting with the same name. The painting depicts a variety of foodstuffs arranged on a marble surface. We can see half a coconut, a box of Smyrna figs, a bottle of Maraschino liqueur, a copper pitcher on one side of the table, a pewter tankard on the other side, a ginger jar and some white and red grapes.

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.

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?

First Steps, after Millet

This puzzle is based on Vincent van Gogh's painting called "First Steps, after Millet". While a patient at the asylum in Saint-Remy, Van Gogh painted twenty-one copies after Millet, an artist he greatly admired. The painting depicts a fenced-in garden behind a house and two parents encouraging their child to walk for the first time.

Mussel Fishers at Berneval

Another art themed puzzle is here. This new one is based on Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 1879 painting called "Pêcheuses de moules à Berneval, côte normand" (Mussel-Fishers at Berneval). Renoir painted this idyllic scene of a family gathering mussels during an 1879 visit to the Normandy coast. Marine mussels are abundant in the low and mid intertidal zone in temperate seas globally. People have used mussels as food for thousands of years. There are about 17 edible species of mussels that live in saltwater or freshwater habitats.

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."

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.

The Bell Inn

Solve today's puzzle and see how and inn used to look in the late 1700s. The Bell Inn featured in this puzzle was painted by the British artist George Morland in the late 1780s. In the image you can see the inn, some people talking by it's entrance, a small dog and even a pig foraging in the foreground. Click start and give it a try!

Before the Race

Are you ready for the race? In this new puzzle we feature a painting by the Impressionist French painter Edgar Degas called "Before the Race". The painting depicts four jockeys on horseback just before a race. The horse and rider theme was one of Degas's favorites. He returned to this theme time and time again throughout his career. Over the course of his career it is reported that he created 45 oils, 20 pastels, 250 drawings, and 17 sculptures related to horses.