![The picture that started it all. One of the roommates behind @CovidClassics poses in the bathtub with a towel wrapped around his head to recreate Jacques-Louis David's 'The Death of Marat'. Via @covidclassics / Instagram](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SICC2L6HCFQB3OM3XQVAVZUKJI.jpg?smart=true&auth=50fc5c4ecda8ce16fbb5188b3d7e8f98e714e9ccea6c7fe3cb0fb08e0d28f404&width=400&height=225)
![From pink frills to a pink blanket - participants exercised their creativity as they turned themselves into artworks as part of the Getty Museum challenge, which was inspired the Rijksmuseum and the Instagram account @tussenkunstenquarantaine. Via @GettyMuseum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DZKPHAPKICA56MR7KUL4ZHCHDA.jpg?smart=true&auth=0d5f28bc1e50b2ddc244e6d33e8a129452165c7ad166f3208a51a79c8139c87e&width=400&height=225)
![Shauna Barnes embodies Frida Kahlo, braids and unibrow included, for her version of the artist's 'Self-portrait with Monkeys'. Via @whatmommysaid / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CWKQM4K3BEEKP7RQS6YAPNSFEQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=1fa711118e7cd9900e3ac2cca658637a7a22e568041f4a8c4c3e21b9900bb11e&width=400&height=225)
![Donning a red coat, Paul Morris recreates Joseph Ducreux's yawning self-portrait. Via @paulmorrispollux / Instagram](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CHHRIA6TKHBBWVV22XTQ57B2FE.jpg?smart=true&auth=a7f1540f6bf9c69cda57a1f983dc503ccf067f32a1e595a038c9ab7f7b369e4b&width=400&height=225)
![Twitter user Marisol Rios C recreates 'Pictura (An Allegory of Painting)' by Frans van Mieris the Elder with all the props in place, swapping out the statue with a wooden mannequin. Via @MarisolRiosC / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZFLVOFN72ZG4TXUHRHSTQJBY7M.jpg?smart=true&auth=c511561f1f65ba25d33de944230e90b72fd7e1783c6acd3cb6ca3568c0f850f6&width=400&height=225)
![While some used pets and everyday objects, others turned to edible art. Designer Rudi Anggono shared this version of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' made with bread, jam and a cookie by Rudi Anggono. Via @rudi_anggono / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ENW3BGKIY3RK33WBDDGW3NSOEI.jpg?smart=true&auth=c7c50ac613b0a6f7a41e7a66e7ab073e08bd85f576b1ec5e5fa07e663650d8eb&width=400&height=225)
![Suzanne King swaps out Temperantia's jug of water with toilet paper as she recreates Edward Burne-Jones' allegorical painting of the ancient Roman goddess. Via @thesuzeum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZK7JRLZOQMVM6YKHBNIQKN22HY.jpg?smart=true&auth=7acf843728f37f1b9bfb36ef44bc971324442dd3c0f7f2d21e8ee760c2766e2b&width=400&height=225)
![No harp? No problem. Irena Ochódzka uses a vacuum cleaner to recreate a marble artefact, Male Harp Player of the Early Spedos Type, from 2700–2300 BC and submitted the image via Facebook to the Getty Museum. Courtesy The Getty Museum](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GEGJKS6K3SMD4FC6JWUKTLVCXM.jpg?smart=true&auth=82671506aac9a7925b43211967dc10b418e4bc66763778fceae4e4e3e45c53af&width=400&height=225)
![Tiffanie Pierini Ho dresses up in giraffe onesie and Christmas sweater to recreate the work 'Laughing Fool', attributed to Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen. Courtesy The Getty Museum / Tiffanie Pierini Ho](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5M27OEOO4J46HJJTRW4OSJ6OXQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=8dad669de0fcb464c6734e3076961c05cf159431e0f52b0c9ce6fa17bdd091a2&width=400&height=225)
![One pug. Some fabric. One earring,' in lieu of a human model, Twitter user @rmrphoto turns to his pet pug Dotty to recreate Johannes Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'. Via @rmrphoto / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YJHS65HGMPRPAR2Y3RRSQFWYIU.jpg?smart=true&auth=1f12f6aec10cf39fcbe426175d08974e8a2d04da78f3c6b23499a0a073a0259a&width=400&height=225)
![In her fifth submission to the online challenge, Ann Zumhagen-Krause posts a recreation of 'The Astronomer' (1668) by Johannes Vermeer. Via @annzeekay / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QINQYCKXB75FO6I2U2WMAJ4L5Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=034e60f6498ef37b04ada2ec8388a117320f7ab1f9dcd6ffff6b70e57c7d2119&width=400&height=225)
![Van Gogh's self-portraits received their fair share of attention during the Getty's challenge. In this submission, the Twitter user matched the background colours perfectly. Via @GettyMuseum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6A5OXROULX7GDMKHWI47RAHRMQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=15265d4b548a292ee349abf4f49a2ca09c5ffc825caaea014b8525fc7bdbd6e8&width=400&height=225)
![Using her mother's old wedding dress, Twitter user @tht_noe recreates Rene Magritte's 'The Great War'. Via @tht_noe / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/N45KTPCOMVPZLVW5XHYS6FJFE4.jpg?smart=true&auth=5c836627373cfe249f6f9a6712d3178ed226099cd5e73893b27c82b2e62459f8&width=400&height=225)
![Not quite the same spread, but the attempt is there. This Twitter user forgoes tea and opts for soda instead as they modernise this still life. Via @GettyMuseum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7BD73ES4X32KXCSVJJCXJ3RXGU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b47be2949481387603790d0b84e3c4fc794e79529ae68491b30698b084023fb7&width=400&height=225)
![Twitter user @mochalew responds to the Getty Museum Challenge with this submission, using the caption: 'We chose a 1800 painting of a Swiss lady and recreated [with] this 2010 beauty. Via @mochalew / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6B4OJ6AQNEYKTS3BFTQMKAUAWY.jpg?smart=true&auth=adf02f18d1fe823d5c06ef78f782e69b0206e540c5e64253fb08e5253ac81af6&width=400&height=225)
![A recreated Joris Hoefnagel illustration by the Martinez family on Twitter using lasagna sheets, matches, produce and paper bag. Courtesy The Getty Museum](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5EV3WZ2WD6JL4YRBKS7SM5WUTQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=a1cf8ea0f3e591977ec99475c7d77e0e3d04a709509dcd23772e549f7d6f24e1&width=400&height=225)
!['Yeah my family’s doing great in isolation thanks for checking in. Nothing strange happening here at all,' says Med student Maggie Ginoza about her version of Sandro Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus'. Via @MaggieGinoza / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PHJF762HLSYFF4LOZYH5VQIAMA.jpg?smart=true&auth=f741f577485effb86bef8b7d5063588f9cd6ba054ea17babd0f4ff3d0adcd9c6&width=400&height=225)
![In this submission, the coat in Paulus Potter's 'The "Piebald" Horse' is remade with polka dotted clothing. Via @GettyMuseum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K3MGWV75OWNCEHEZ37FVWPNENY.jpg?smart=true&auth=b942f848ae1711a3dc2b347183be4cc720fd93a1d2531fc0dba2ab392fe6dd88&width=400&height=225)
![While some went for elaborate recreations, others opted to cover just the basics, like composition. A Twitter user arranges boxes to recreate this Impressionist landscape. Via @GettyMuseum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BA6UVEB2K6DDLSZAB7SC2XE54U.jpg?smart=true&auth=29fade15ebd866af2aa17f2d4fcc658f8a81fa32dc76a64c69c978a170cd07ee&width=400&height=225)
![A group of four roommates from Connecticut run the Instagram account @covidclassics, where they recreate classic paintings using household items. Here, they recreate Jan van Eyck's 'Arnolfini Portrait'. Via @covidclassics / Instagram](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GDGOJMVW7HCQJ63UOTSXBBMLSQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=ca4d85160dc8a825ad4427a43b85a321efa269bdb19db905774c504d82ae7f00&width=400&height=225)
![The picture that started it all. One of the roommates behind @CovidClassics poses in the bathtub with a towel wrapped around his head to recreate Jacques-Louis David's 'The Death of Marat'. Via @covidclassics / Instagram](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SICC2L6HCFQB3OM3XQVAVZUKJI.jpg?smart=true&auth=50fc5c4ecda8ce16fbb5188b3d7e8f98e714e9ccea6c7fe3cb0fb08e0d28f404&width=400&height=225)
![From pink frills to a pink blanket - participants exercised their creativity as they turned themselves into artworks as part of the Getty Museum challenge, which was inspired the Rijksmuseum and the Instagram account @tussenkunstenquarantaine. Via @GettyMuseum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DZKPHAPKICA56MR7KUL4ZHCHDA.jpg?smart=true&auth=0d5f28bc1e50b2ddc244e6d33e8a129452165c7ad166f3208a51a79c8139c87e&width=400&height=225)
![Shauna Barnes embodies Frida Kahlo, braids and unibrow included, for her version of the artist's 'Self-portrait with Monkeys'. Via @whatmommysaid / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CWKQM4K3BEEKP7RQS6YAPNSFEQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=1fa711118e7cd9900e3ac2cca658637a7a22e568041f4a8c4c3e21b9900bb11e&width=400&height=225)
![Donning a red coat, Paul Morris recreates Joseph Ducreux's yawning self-portrait. Via @paulmorrispollux / Instagram](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CHHRIA6TKHBBWVV22XTQ57B2FE.jpg?smart=true&auth=a7f1540f6bf9c69cda57a1f983dc503ccf067f32a1e595a038c9ab7f7b369e4b&width=400&height=225)
![Twitter user Marisol Rios C recreates 'Pictura (An Allegory of Painting)' by Frans van Mieris the Elder with all the props in place, swapping out the statue with a wooden mannequin. Via @MarisolRiosC / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZFLVOFN72ZG4TXUHRHSTQJBY7M.jpg?smart=true&auth=c511561f1f65ba25d33de944230e90b72fd7e1783c6acd3cb6ca3568c0f850f6&width=400&height=225)
![While some used pets and everyday objects, others turned to edible art. Designer Rudi Anggono shared this version of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' made with bread, jam and a cookie by Rudi Anggono. Via @rudi_anggono / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ENW3BGKIY3RK33WBDDGW3NSOEI.jpg?smart=true&auth=c7c50ac613b0a6f7a41e7a66e7ab073e08bd85f576b1ec5e5fa07e663650d8eb&width=400&height=225)
![Suzanne King swaps out Temperantia's jug of water with toilet paper as she recreates Edward Burne-Jones' allegorical painting of the ancient Roman goddess. Via @thesuzeum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZK7JRLZOQMVM6YKHBNIQKN22HY.jpg?smart=true&auth=7acf843728f37f1b9bfb36ef44bc971324442dd3c0f7f2d21e8ee760c2766e2b&width=400&height=225)
![No harp? No problem. Irena Ochódzka uses a vacuum cleaner to recreate a marble artefact, Male Harp Player of the Early Spedos Type, from 2700–2300 BC and submitted the image via Facebook to the Getty Museum. Courtesy The Getty Museum](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GEGJKS6K3SMD4FC6JWUKTLVCXM.jpg?smart=true&auth=82671506aac9a7925b43211967dc10b418e4bc66763778fceae4e4e3e45c53af&width=400&height=225)
![Tiffanie Pierini Ho dresses up in giraffe onesie and Christmas sweater to recreate the work 'Laughing Fool', attributed to Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen. Courtesy The Getty Museum / Tiffanie Pierini Ho](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5M27OEOO4J46HJJTRW4OSJ6OXQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=8dad669de0fcb464c6734e3076961c05cf159431e0f52b0c9ce6fa17bdd091a2&width=400&height=225)
![One pug. Some fabric. One earring,' in lieu of a human model, Twitter user @rmrphoto turns to his pet pug Dotty to recreate Johannes Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'. Via @rmrphoto / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YJHS65HGMPRPAR2Y3RRSQFWYIU.jpg?smart=true&auth=1f12f6aec10cf39fcbe426175d08974e8a2d04da78f3c6b23499a0a073a0259a&width=400&height=225)
![In her fifth submission to the online challenge, Ann Zumhagen-Krause posts a recreation of 'The Astronomer' (1668) by Johannes Vermeer. Via @annzeekay / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QINQYCKXB75FO6I2U2WMAJ4L5Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=034e60f6498ef37b04ada2ec8388a117320f7ab1f9dcd6ffff6b70e57c7d2119&width=400&height=225)
![Van Gogh's self-portraits received their fair share of attention during the Getty's challenge. In this submission, the Twitter user matched the background colours perfectly. Via @GettyMuseum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6A5OXROULX7GDMKHWI47RAHRMQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=15265d4b548a292ee349abf4f49a2ca09c5ffc825caaea014b8525fc7bdbd6e8&width=400&height=225)
![Using her mother's old wedding dress, Twitter user @tht_noe recreates Rene Magritte's 'The Great War'. Via @tht_noe / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/N45KTPCOMVPZLVW5XHYS6FJFE4.jpg?smart=true&auth=5c836627373cfe249f6f9a6712d3178ed226099cd5e73893b27c82b2e62459f8&width=400&height=225)
![Not quite the same spread, but the attempt is there. This Twitter user forgoes tea and opts for soda instead as they modernise this still life. Via @GettyMuseum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7BD73ES4X32KXCSVJJCXJ3RXGU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b47be2949481387603790d0b84e3c4fc794e79529ae68491b30698b084023fb7&width=400&height=225)
![Twitter user @mochalew responds to the Getty Museum Challenge with this submission, using the caption: 'We chose a 1800 painting of a Swiss lady and recreated [with] this 2010 beauty. Via @mochalew / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6B4OJ6AQNEYKTS3BFTQMKAUAWY.jpg?smart=true&auth=adf02f18d1fe823d5c06ef78f782e69b0206e540c5e64253fb08e5253ac81af6&width=400&height=225)
![A recreated Joris Hoefnagel illustration by the Martinez family on Twitter using lasagna sheets, matches, produce and paper bag. Courtesy The Getty Museum](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5EV3WZ2WD6JL4YRBKS7SM5WUTQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=a1cf8ea0f3e591977ec99475c7d77e0e3d04a709509dcd23772e549f7d6f24e1&width=400&height=225)
!['Yeah my family’s doing great in isolation thanks for checking in. Nothing strange happening here at all,' says Med student Maggie Ginoza about her version of Sandro Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus'. Via @MaggieGinoza / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PHJF762HLSYFF4LOZYH5VQIAMA.jpg?smart=true&auth=f741f577485effb86bef8b7d5063588f9cd6ba054ea17babd0f4ff3d0adcd9c6&width=400&height=225)
![In this submission, the coat in Paulus Potter's 'The "Piebald" Horse' is remade with polka dotted clothing. Via @GettyMuseum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K3MGWV75OWNCEHEZ37FVWPNENY.jpg?smart=true&auth=b942f848ae1711a3dc2b347183be4cc720fd93a1d2531fc0dba2ab392fe6dd88&width=400&height=225)
![While some went for elaborate recreations, others opted to cover just the basics, like composition. A Twitter user arranges boxes to recreate this Impressionist landscape. Via @GettyMuseum / Twitter](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BA6UVEB2K6DDLSZAB7SC2XE54U.jpg?smart=true&auth=29fade15ebd866af2aa17f2d4fcc658f8a81fa32dc76a64c69c978a170cd07ee&width=400&height=225)
![A group of four roommates from Connecticut run the Instagram account @covidclassics, where they recreate classic paintings using household items. Here, they recreate Jan van Eyck's 'Arnolfini Portrait'. Via @covidclassics / Instagram](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GDGOJMVW7HCQJ63UOTSXBBMLSQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=ca4d85160dc8a825ad4427a43b85a321efa269bdb19db905774c504d82ae7f00&width=400&height=225)
![The picture that started it all. One of the roommates behind @CovidClassics poses in the bathtub with a towel wrapped around his head to recreate Jacques-Louis David's 'The Death of Marat'. Via @covidclassics / Instagram](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SICC2L6HCFQB3OM3XQVAVZUKJI.jpg?smart=true&auth=50fc5c4ecda8ce16fbb5188b3d7e8f98e714e9ccea6c7fe3cb0fb08e0d28f404&width=400&height=225)
Can you recreate famous artworks at home? Getty Museum challenges people to remake masterpieces
The US museum and social media accounts are encouraging people to get creative during quarantine with humorous results
![Alexandra Chaves](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2Fbdf74649-e581-430d-bebb-05a009adb530.png?smart=true&auth=1aaef0ec554b632723f2f63cf60bfb8380f8e1ec18ca35283e642f53cc0bac8e&width=70&height=70)
Alexandra Chaves
April 06, 2020
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