Guess the Painter
Guess the Painter asks you to name the artist of a displayed painting from four options, using visual clues and power-ups; the same five paintings appear for everyone once a day.
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Guess the Painter is an art recognition quiz that displays a painting and asks you to choose its maker from four presented artist names. The site hosts over a thousand works spanning five centuries and many movements, and it offers brief explanatory notes after correct answers to help you learn how to identify an artist's hand.
Play options include a Daily five that is identical for every player once per day, Solo with unlimited rounds and a lives system, a Duel pass-and-play mode for two people on the same device, and a Learn mode that shows context before quizzing. The game requires no signup or payment and presents short style notes and tips after each correct response.
How to play Guess the Painter
- Start a round and view the painting that appears on screen.
- Select one of the four artist names shown beneath the canvas before the 20-second timer runs out.
- If you choose correctly read the short essay and style note offered to learn how to recognise that artist next time.
- If you answer incorrectly you lose one of your three lives; when all lives are gone the run ends.
- Use available power-ups such as 50/50, Skip, Hint or +20s to help with difficult paintings.
Tips for Guess the Painter
- Scan for distinctive brushwork, palette choices and compositional cues before committing, since you have only 20 seconds per painting.
- Use the 50/50 wildcard early on paintings that look unfamiliar to remove two wrong options and narrow choices.
- Reserve the Skip wildcard for paintings whose period or subject matter is completely unclear to avoid losing a life.
- After a correct answer, read the how-to-identify note to build pattern recognition for artists you see often in the catalogue.
Guess the Painter FAQ
What is Guess the Painter?
Guess the Painter is an online art quiz that asks you to identify the artist of a displayed painting from four choices; after each correct answer it offers a short explanatory note about the artist's style to help you learn.
Is Guess the Painter free to play?
Yes, the game is free and requires no signup; the site explicitly states there is no paywall and no advertising, and you can jump into rounds without creating an account.
How many choices do you get per painting?
Each painting is presented with four artist name options to choose from, so you pick one of those four within the time limit.
How many lives do you have in Solo mode?
In Solo mode you start with three lives and each wrong answer costs one life, with the run ending when you have no lives left.
When does the daily puzzle reset?
The site provides a Daily five that is the same for every player once a day, so a new set of five paintings becomes available daily.
Does the game work on mobile devices?
Yes, the interface supports play on a single device and Duel mode is specifically designed for two players on the same device, indicating mobile and tablet compatibility.
What power-ups and hints are available and what do they do?
Available power-ups include 50/50 to remove two incorrect options, Skip to jump to a new painting without losing a life, Hint to reveal a clue about the artist, and +20s to add time to the clock.
What game modes are available?
Three modes are available: Solo for unlimited rounds with lives and wildcards, Duel for turn-based head-to-head play on one device, and Learn, which shows full context before testing you.
