Quaint Painting

Quaint Painting
Real-world counterpart
The Milkmaid
Year		Unknown
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  Toile charmante  Retrato holandés  Quadro buffo  Старинная картина  침착한 명화  平靜的名畫  Toile charmante  Retrato holandés  Altertumsgemälde  Traditionele schilderij

The Quaint Painting is a painting available in all games in the Animal Crossing series. The Quaint Painting is a copy of Johannes Vermeer's The Milkmaid, painted around 1657. Despite its title, it depicts a housemaid pouring milk into a Dutch oven. The Milkmaid is currently on display in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Art details

Animal Crossing, Wild World and City Folk

Item Name	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From
Quaint Painting	3,920 Bells	490 Bells	Crazy Redd's

In New Horizons

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	4980 Bells
Sell Price	1245 Bells
Obtain from	Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler
Authenticity	Unknown
Furniture Size

Authenticity

In New Leaf, if the maid is missing her bonnet, the painting is a forgery.

In New Horizons, if the maid is pouring a lot of milk (as opposed to a small strand), the painting is a forgery.

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  The genuine Quaint Painting, as it appears in New Leaf

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  The fake Quaint Painting, as it appears in New Leaf

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  The fake Quaint Painting, as it appears in New Horizons