As the countdown to Christmas begins, LEGO is a present on many children’s (and adult’s) wish lists. This selection of artists and creators have thrown away the instruction booklet and recreated some of the most famous classic paintings from history in LEGO.

From Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ to Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’ – they are classic paintings as you have never seen them before… made entirely from LEGO.

We have put together a collection of some of the best examples shared on the internet.  Let us know which is your favourite.

Edvard Munch’s The Scream

Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa

Grant Wood’s American Gothic

Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa

Maurits Cornelis Escher’s Relativity

Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks

Sandro Botticelli’s Birth Of Venus

Georges Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte

Sources:

• https://www.flickr.com/photos/jungle-jill/26100869408/in/pool-lego-art/
• http://www.ericharshbarger.org/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?mona_lego_0.jpg+lego/images/mona_lego
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3118688/It-s-not-child-s-play-Artist-uses-17-000-Lego-bricks-recreate-famous-paintings-including-Mona-Lisa-Girl-Pearl-Earring.html
• https://www.designswan.com/archives/lego-version-of-classical-artwork.html
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/udronotto/507369423/in/album-72157605848110684/