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Be your own Italian masterpiece: how people are recreating classic artworks in coronavirus quarantine

The Getty museum’s challenge for people in self-isolation to reimagine well-known works of art has yielded amusing results

What is an art enthusiast to do, now galleries and museums around the world have closed their doors? The Getty museum, based in Los Angeles, has a suggestion: recreate famous works of art using household items.

The institution issued the challenge to its Twitter followers on Thursday last week: choose your favourite artwork, recreate it using three items lying around your house and share it with the world on social media.

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