WhileAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers can buy a lot of beautiful art fromJolly Redd’s Treasure Trawler, they need to be careful or they may end up bringing home a forgery. Indeed, there are two versions of almost all of the paintings inACNH, and this guide will detail how players can tell the difference when looking at one painting in particular: the Quaint Painting.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Quaint Painting is based on an artwork called The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer. Also known as The Kitchen Maid, this painting was created in the mid-1600s, and it is currently located at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. When trying to determine if the Quaint Painting inACNHis real or fake, players will need to look to what the woman is pouring from her container.
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More specifically, if the woman is pouring a large amount of milk then the Quaint Painting is a forgery. Alternatively, if she is pouring a small amount of milk then it is the genuine article, and players that are trying to fill up theirart galleries inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsshould snatch it up at once. For those fans that would like a visual, this image highlights the differences between a fake and real version ofACNH’s Quaint Painting:
To note, the Quaint Painting is not the only artwork inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsthat is based on a painting by Vermeer, as his Girl with a Pearl Earring appears in the game as well. Called the Wistful Painting inACNH, there is also a fake version of this artwork, andAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayerswill need to look at the shape of the subject’s earring if they want to avoid buying a forgery.
That said, there are certainly worse things than buying afake painting inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, as it is still possible to privately display these forged artworks. However, fans that reference the image above should have no trouble obtaining a real Quaint Painting inACNH, which will put them one step closer to finishing Blathers' brand new art exhibition.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis out now exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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