The most recent Animal Crossing: New Horizons update brought some exciting content to Nintendo's latest life sim, including a brand new art gallery that players must fill. To do this, fans will need to buy various artworks from Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler, but before handing their Bells over to Redd, they should know that not every piece in his inventory is legitimate. Indeed, the sketchy fox is not above selling forgeries, and this guide will help players avoid purchasing a fake Wistful Painting in ACNH.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Wistful Painting is based on the iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring, which was painted by Johannes Vermeer circa 1665. As the title suggests, this painting depicts a young woman adorned with an earring, and it is currently in the collection of the Mauritshuis in the Netherlands. To determine if the Wistful Painting in ACNH is legitimate, fans need look no further than the subject's earring.
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If, upon inspection of the artwork, a player discovers that the subject's earring is star-shaped, then they are looking at a fake Wistful Painting. On the other hand, if the earring is round, then it is a real Wistful Painting, and Blathers will be happy to add it to the museum's art gallery in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. While this distinction should be quite clear when examining the painting in-game, here is an image that will provide further assistance:
Notably, ACNH's Wistful Painting is not the only artwork from Vermeer that has made it into the game, as the Quaint Painting in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is also from the legendary Dutch artist. For players who are curious, the real Quaint Painting is called The Milkmaid, and fans will need to scrutinize the contents of the subject's container to determine if they are standing in front of the genuine article.
While the art gallery is certainly a major change to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, there was one other significant addition in the latest patch. Namely, there are now shrubs in ACNH, and they are giving players a whole new way to landscape their islands. Certainly, between hunting for authentic artworks and growing new flora, there is currently a lot for players to occupy themselves with.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 90 /100 Critics Rec: 99%
- Released
- March 20, 2020
- ESRB
- Everyone / Comic Mischief, Mild Fantasy Violence, Users Interact, In-Game Purchases
- Developer(s)
- Nintendo EPD
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Simulation
