Quaint Painting

Quaint Painting
Quaint Painting
	; The Quaint Painting in Animal Crossing: New Horizons;
Real-world counterpart
	The Milkmaid
Year	c. 1658
Artist	Johannes Vermeer
Main appearances
	DnM AC e+ WW CF NL NH
	Name in other languages おちついためいが; 平静的名画; 平靜的名畫; 침착한 명화; Toile charmante; Toile charmante; Retrato holandés; Retrato holandés; Quadro buffo; Старинная картина; Altertumsgemälde; Traditioneel schilderij

The Quaint Painting is a painting in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing. It is based on Johannes Vermeer's The Milkmaid.

Art details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

Main article: Item:Quaint Painting (Animal Crossing)

The Quaint Painting in Animal Crossing replaces the Fine Painting from Doubutsu no Mori+, which shares the same internal hexadecimal ID.

Buy Price	1,960 Bells
Sell Price	490 Bells
Obtain from	Crazy Redd's
Furniture Size

In Wild World[edit]

Main article: Item:Quaint Painting (Wild World)

Buy Price	3,920 Bells
Sell Price	490 Bells^{[nb 1]}
Obtain from	Redd
Authenticity	This painting can be a forgery.
Furniture Size

↑ Sells for 10 Bells if it is a forgery.

In City Folk[edit]

Buy Price	3,920 Bells
Sell Price	490 Bells^{[nb 1]}
Obtain from	Crazy Redd's
Authenticity	This painting can be a forgery.
Furniture Size

↑ Sells for 10 Bells if it is a forgery.

In New Leaf[edit]

The Milkmaid
Artist: Johannes Vermeer
Made around 1658
Oil on canvas

Fake Quaint Painting

Description	Vermeer is known as a master of light. This painting demonstrates his craft with subtlety and grace.
Buy Price	3,920 Bells
Sell Price	490 Bells ^{[nb 1]}
Obtain from	Redd's Gallery
Authenticity	In the forgery, the woman is not wearing a hat. If she is wearing a white hat, it is genuine.
Furniture Size

↑ Cannot be sold if it is a forgery. Will be charged 100 Bells from Re-Tail.

In New Horizons[edit]

Main article: Item:Quaint Painting (New Horizons)

Main article: Item:Quaint Painting (Fake) (New Horizons)

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Quaint Painting was added in the 1.2.0 April Free Update.

The Milkmaid
Johannes Vermeer, circa 1658
Oil on canvas

Fake Quaint Painting

Description	This piece earned Vermeer the nickname "Master of Light" thanks to its exquisite contrast and depth. Vermeer painted this masterpiece at only 25 years of age. Many note that it is surprisingly small in real life.
Buy Price	4,980 Bells
Sell Price	1,245 Bells^{[nb 1]}
Obtain from	Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler
Authenticity	In the forgery, the liquid coming out of the vase is wide and vibrant. If the liquid pouring out of the vase is thin, it is genuine.
Furniture Size

↑ Cannot be sold if it is a forgery.

Gallery[edit]

The genuine Quaint Painting, as it appears in New Leaf
The fake Quaint Painting, as it appears in New Leaf
The fake Quaint Painting, as it appears in New Horizons

Real-world information[edit]

The Milkmaid

Painted around 1658, The Milkmaid depicts a housemaid pouring milk into a Dutch oven. The Milkmaid is currently on display in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Artwork