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Artists recreates famous masterpieces out of Lego… but can you work out what they’re supposed to be?

From Van Gogh's Self Portrait to Da Vinci's Mona Lisa... how well do you know your art?

RECREATING great paintings is child’s play when you use Lego bricks.

Artist Geoffroy Amelot arranged the toy blocks to look like famous pictures.

Here GRANT ROLLINGS challenges you to prove you know your art from your Lego by piecing together our clues.

1) What 'ave we ear?

17th-century Dutch work inspired a Scarlett Johansson movie
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17th-century Dutch work inspired a Scarlett Johansson movie

 

2) Sorry, no clues

It’s the most famous painting 
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It’s the most famous painting

 

3) Pair of goths

American classic 
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American classic

 

4) Son of...

And that’s not being rude
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...And that’s not being rude

 

5) Sistine it before?

It’s on chapel ceiling
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It’s on chapel ceiling

 

6) The original selfie

eerie likeness
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Eerie likeness

 

7) The Yell Brick Road

for crying out loud
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For crying out loud




Answers

1)

Girl With A Pearl Earring by Joahannes Vermeer
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Girl With A Pearl Earring by Joahannes VermeerCredit: Array

 

2)

Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci
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Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da VinciCredit: Alamy

 

3)

American Gothic by Grant Wood
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American Gothic by Grant WoodCredit: Getty Images

 

4)

The Son of Man by Rene Magritte
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The Son of Man by Rene MagritteCredit: Bridgeman Art Library

 

5)

The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
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The Creation of Adam by MichelangeloCredit: Corbis

 

6)

Self Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh
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Self Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh

 

7)

The Scream by Edvard Munch
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The Scream by Edvard MunchCredit: Alamy