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See How People Stuck at Home All Over the World Are Recreating Sensational Images of the World’s Most Famous Paintings on Instagram

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Apr 1, 2020
artnet

Ever look at a work of art and think, “I could recreate that
exact image if only I had three very specific objects and the
camera on my phone”?

You’re not alone.

A viral new Instagram account run by
an intrepid (and bored) Dutch woman is featuring do-it-at-home
photographic recreations of some of the greatest works of art in
history.

The account (named @tussenkunstenquarantaine, which means
“between art and quarantine” in Dutch) started when Anneloes
Officier and her roommates, stuck at home due to
social-distancing measures, decided to
recreate Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring
using a towel, a placemat, and a clove of garlic.

The reactions came fast and furious, first on a private WhatsApp
chat, and later through the dedicated Instagram account, which is
now flooded with images of people recreating their own favorite
pictures.

The rules are simple: imitate a famous artwork using three items
lying around your home, take a picture, and share it with the
world.

Courtesy of Instagram.

Courtesy of Instagram.

The project got a big boost when the Rijksmuseum promoted it on
its Facebook page, and @tussenkunstenquarantaine now has 102,000
followers, including the likes of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
and the Louvre.

And the account was only set up on March 14.

Officier says that more than 6,500 contributors have sent
submissions from as far away as Iran, Norway, Canada, Argentina,
and the US. And last week, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles adapted
the challenge to ask its followers to recreate artworks from its own collection.

Below, see some of our favorite images from
@tussenkunstenquarantaine—plus a very special contribution from my
own mom, Ann Goldstein, who was inspired after a day spent sewing
face masks.

 

"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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Last van je schouders ??#tussenkunstenquarantaine
@vitaliy_skrynsky


A post shared by Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine
(@tussenkunstenquarantaine) on Mar 26, 2020 at 12:43pm PDT

"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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Morning, don’t Skype yet ??#tussenkunstenquarantaine
@brieclare


A post shared by Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine
(@tussenkunstenquarantaine) on Mar 25, 2020 at 12:40am PDT

"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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Een warm bad dat thuiswerken ??#tussenkunstenquarantaine
@huubzeeman


A post shared by Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine
(@tussenkunstenquarantaine) on Mar 25, 2020 at 3:48am PDT

"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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iArt ??
#tussenkunstenquarantaine @susannevandenheuvel


A post shared by Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine
(@tussenkunstenquarantaine) on Mar 18, 2020 at 5:46am PDT

"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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Take your breaks workers????#tussenkunstenquarantaine
#normanrockwell @jannabronzenbeeldjes


A post shared by Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine
(@tussenkunstenquarantaine) on Mar 30, 2020 at 2:29am PDT

"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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Handen uit de mouwen ??
#tussenkunstenquarantaine #usedpropbs✔
@hakopike


A post shared by Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine
(@tussenkunstenquarantaine) on Apr 1, 2020 at 11:12am PDT

"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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Who let de dogs out??
#tussenkunstenquarantaine #weekend @hbavh


A post shared by Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine
(@tussenkunstenquarantaine) on Mar 21, 2020 at 4:06am PDT

"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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Zaterdag wasdag ??
#tussenkunstenquarantaine @katie.cap


A post shared by Tussen Kunst & Quarantaine
(@tussenkunstenquarantaine) on Mar 28, 2020 at 2:54am PDT

"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">


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