How to Collect Every Painting in Minecraft: What to Know

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See all 47 paintings in Minecraft and what real art inspired them

Co-authored by Hannah Dillon

Last Updated: April 5, 2026 Fact Checked

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All Available Paintings

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Placing Paintings

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Unused Paintings

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In Minecraft, you can currently collect up to 47 paintings (or 51, if you include the unused paintings). These paintings span across nine total possible sizes, and you'll get a random one each time you place a blank painting (with some caveats). In this article, we'll go over every Minecraft painting and include the real-life paintings they're based on (if any). We also go over how to place and craft your paintings so you can get started on your Minecraft art gallery. Read on to learn how.

All Paintings in Minecraft

There are currently 47 paintings in Minecraft. They can be obtained by placing a blank painting on a wall. You'll get a random painting when you do this, so to collect all the paintings, you'll need to place at least 47 blank paintings. There are also four unreleased paintings you can get via commands or data packs.

Section 1 of 3:

All Available Paintings

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- Kebab med tre pepperoni (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A kebab with three green chili peppers. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
  - Kristoffer Zetterstrand is a Swedish artist who is the former brother-in-law of Notch, Minecraft's original creator. Not all of Zetterstrand's art was made specifically for the game, but it's featured heavily throughout it.^{[1]
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- de_aztec (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A perspective of the "Aztec" map from Counter-Strike. Based on oil paintings of the same name by Zetterstrand.
  - There are two versions of this painting with the same name; one has a resource name of aztec and the other has a resource name of aztec2. The first painting has a gray color scheme, while the second is more colorful.
- Albanian (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A man wearing a fez stands next to a house and a bush. Given the title, many assume the painting depicts a scene from Albania. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- Target Successfully Bombed (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A view of the "Dust II" map from Counter-Strike. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- Paradisträd (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A still life of two potted plants. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- Wasteland (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A landscape painting of a wasteland through a window, featuring a rabbit sitting on the windowsill. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- Meditative (by Sarah Boeving): A painting of a single rose against a blue sky. It's a version of Meditative Rose by the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.
  - Sarah Boeving is an artist at Mojang Studios.^{[2]
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- Wanderer (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a man in a black suit and jacket. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand, which was itself based on German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich's painting Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog.
- Graham (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of King Graham, the player character in King's Quest. It's based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand, which was itself based on Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber by Spanish Baroque painter Juan Sánchez Cotán.
- Prairie Ride (by Sarah Boeving): A painting of Noor riding a horse. It's based on American Western painter Frederic Remington's The Cowboy.
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2x1 blocks
- The Pool (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of men and women skinny-dipping in a pool. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- Bonjour Monsieur Courbet (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A drawing of two hikers greeting each other. It's based on a graphite drawing of the same name by Zetterstrand, which in turn is based on French realism painter Gustave Courbet's The Meeting.
- sunset_dense (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a sunset behind mountains. Based on an oil painting by Zetterstrand named Sunset dense.
- Seaside (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A potted plant sitting in the windowsill overlooking an ocean view. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- Creebet (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): The same painting as Seaside, but with a Creeper head instead of a potted plant.
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- Match (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A hand holding a match, lighting a fireplace. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- Bust (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A bust of ancient Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius surrounded by fire. Based on a mixed media painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- The Stage Is Set (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A landscape painting of scenery from Space Quest I, though Graham from King's Quest is also featured. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- The void (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of an angel praying over a fiery void. Based on a mixed media painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- Skull and Roses (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a skull surrounded by roses. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- Wither (by Jens Bergensten): A painting depicting the creation of the wither.
  - Jens Bergensten is the CCO of Mojang Studios.^{[3]
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- Baroque (by Sarah Boeving): A still life of a pot, a cake, and a sunflower.
- Humble (by Sarah Boeving): A painting of two villagers in front of a village house. It's based on American regionalist painter Grant Wood's American Gothic.
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- Bouquet (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a bouquet of flowers next to a staircase. A person is sitting next to the bouquet.
- Cavebird (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a cave with a bird flying overhead.
- Cotán (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A still life of a golden apple and a glistering melon slice sitting in a windowsill. Based on a painting called The Abyss by Zetterstrand, which is in turn inspired by Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber by Spanish Baroque painter Juan Sánchez Cotán.
- Endboss (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a skeleton in a doorway, featuring the silhouette of Graham from King's Quest. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
- Fern (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a potted fern on a desk that is on fire.
- Owlemons (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): An owl inside a box, sitting next to some lemons. It's based on Zetterstrand's painting Lemons and owl, which is inspired by Italian Renaissance painter Domenico Ghirlandaio's An Old Man and His Grandson.
- Sunflowers (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a person sitting near the ocean. It's based on Zetterstrand's mixed media painting Oh, The Sea.
- Dennis (by Sarah Boeving): A painting of a pale wolf. The painting depicts Dennis, who was seen in The Minecraft Movie.
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3x4 blocks
- Backyard (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of two women sitting by a brick archway. Based on Zetterstrand's oil painting The Backyard. The painting's scenery is based on Dutch Golden Age painter Pieter de Hooch's The Courtyard of a House in Delft, and the figures are based on French neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David's Oath of the Horatii.
- Pond (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a maiden sitting in a pond next to a skeleton. It's based on Zetterstrand's oil painting Death and the Maiden. "Death and the maiden" was a popular motif in Renaissance art.
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- Fighters (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of two men fighting, based on Zetterstrand's oil painting of the same name. The two men are based on characters from the video game The Way of the Exploding Fist, and the scenery is inspired by American impressionist painter Willard Metcalf's Indian Summer, Vermont.
- Changing (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a person changing clothes in front of some stage set pieces. Based on Zetterstrand's oil painting Change of set. The figure in the original painting is based on the person changing clothes in Italian Renaissance painter Piero della Francesca's The Baptism of Christ.
- Finding (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A person explores ancient Greek ruins. Based on Zetterstrand's oil painting called The Find.
- LowMist (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a glitchy mountain landscape. Based on Zetterstrand's oil painting of the same name, which is a rendering of a digital image created in Terragen.
- Passage (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a surreal hallway, featuring skeletons of both humans and a giant ground sloth. Based on an oil painting by Zetterstrand named The Passage.
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- Mortal Coil (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of Bruno Martinez from Grim Fandango. Based on a painting by Zetterstrand of the same name.
- Kong (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting that resembles a level from the game Donkey Kong. Based on an oil painting of the same name by Zetterstrand.
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- Pointer (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a large, human hand reaching out and touching the main character of the video game International Karate+. The scenery is based on German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich's Winter Landscape with Church, while the pose of the painting itself might be a reference to Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo's painting The Creation of Adam. It's based on Zetterstrand's oil painting of the same name.
- Pigscene (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a girl with a Minecraft pig face on her canvas. Based on Zetterstrand's oil painting called RGB, though the girl instead has red, green, and blue squares on her canvas. This painting is inspired by Flemish Baroque painter Jacob van Oost's The Artist's Studio.
- Skull on Fire (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): A painting of a large skull on fire in front of a nighttime landscape. Based on an oil painting by Zetterstrand that was originally based on a Minecraft screenshot.
- Orb (by Kristoffer Zetterstrand): An orb of light floating in the middle of a nighttime Italian landscape. It's based on Zetterstrand's oil painting The Orb, which is in turn based on Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini's St. Francis in Ecstasy.
- Unpacked (by Sarah Boeving): A painting of a Minecraft landscape, based on the "pack.png" Minecraft image.^{[4]
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Section 2 of 3:

Placing Paintings

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The painting chosen when you place the canvas is random. There are 9 sizes of paintings: 1x1 block, 1x2 blocks, 2x1 blocks, 2x2 blocks, 3x3 blocks, 3x4 blocks, 4x2 blocks, 4x3 blocks, and 4x4 blocks. When you place a blank painting, the game will choose a random painting from the largest size that fits the space you placed it in.^{[5]
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- For example, if you placed a blank canvas on a wall that's larger than 4x4 blocks that has nothing else on it, you'll get one of the five 4x4 block paintings at random.
  - The one exception is preset paintings, available only in Creative Mode in Java Edition. In the "Functional Blocks" tab of your Creative inventory, you'll find preset paintings. The size of the painting, as well as its name and artist, will be displayed in its tooltip.
- If you place a painting and don't get the one you want, you can pick it up and place it again.
- To force the game to give you paintings of a different size, use blocks to constrain how big the surface is that you're placing the painting on.
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Paintings can be placed on most blocks. As long as a block has the "legacy solid" property (with some exceptions), you'll be able to place a painting on that block. Most fully or partially solid blocks will work, as will some non-solid blocks like signs, banners, pressure plates, bamboo shoots, and sculk veins. You can also place paintings on redstone repeaters and comparators, even though they don't have the "legacy solid" property.
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Paintings can be crafted with 8 sticks and one wool. The color of the wool doesn't affect the color of the painting. To craft a painting, place the wool in the center of the crafting grid and place each stick in the boxes surrounding the wool.^{[6]
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- Paintings can also be obtained by trading with master-level Shepherd villagers. Two emeralds will get you three paintings.
- You can also get paintings by removing them from walls. Simply attack it, break one of its supporting blocks, or throw a projectile at it to break it. Once broken, the painting will drop itself.

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Unused Paintings

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There are four unused paintings that can't be accessed normally. These paintings were supposedly originally used in a promotional map for Minecraft Pocket Edition, and were never fully added to the game. You can add them to the game using commands, data packs, or in the "Operator Utilities" tab in the Creative inventory.^{[7]
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- All of these paintings take up 2x2 blocks, and each features an element. Earth is brown, Wind is white, Fire is orange, and Water is blue. Use the codes below to spawn these paintings in your game:
  - Earth: /summon minecraft:painting ~ ~ ~ {variant:"earth"}
  - Wind: /summon minecraft:painting ~ ~ ~ {variant:"wind"}
  - Fire: /summon minecraft:painting ~ ~ ~ {variant:"fire"}
  - Water: /summon minecraft:painting ~ ~ ~ {variant:"water"}