AsAnimal Crossing New Horizons fans know, it's possible to own and display some of the world's most beautiful artworks on your own island... That's if you can get the real paintings and sculptures from Rounard... But if you can outwit the seller, you could become the owner of Leonardo da Vinci 's Mona Lisa! An achievement that not everyone can achieve in real life... But what if we could move from the virtual to the real?
No, this article won't tell you how to buy Mona Lisa. However, we can give you some useful information, should you wish to admire the works of art in the game, away from your console, in the museums that house them.
There are almost 30 paintings and 13 sculptures to collect in Animal Crossing New Horizons. These works are all inspired by real-life creations. They include Edvard Munch's The Scream, Van Gogh's Starry Night, Venus de Milo, Michelangelo's David, Birth of Venus, Hokusai's Wave... And the good news is that many of these works are on display in Paris!
Our first stop on this epic journey is the Musée du Louvre, home to five of these works. Paris' most famous museum allows us to admire Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Arcimboldo's painting Summer, Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Guiding the People, as well as two statues: the Venus de Milo, and the Victory of Samothrace.
We then head for the Musée d'Orsay, also home to a number of treasures. These include Jean-François Millet 'sLes Glaneuses , Édouard Manet's Le Fifre and Paul Cézanne's Nature morte aux pommes et aux oranges. The museum also exhibits one of the versions of Van Gogh's Starry Night, but it's not the one displayed in the Nintendo game.
The tour continues with three other works, scattered around the capital. Head for the Musée Guimet to discover one of Hokusai's copies of the Great Wave of Kanagawa. Then off to the Musée Rodin to admire his famous Penseur, before finishing at the Square Samuel-Paty in the 5th arrondissement. In this small green space, you can see the Capitoline She-wolf, or at least a replica of the work, which is kept at the Capitoline Museums in Rome.
Art and video games are a great way to discover humanity's greatest works!
