12 Artworks You'll Love to Zoom Into

By Google Arts & Culture

The Tower of Babel (1563) by Pieter Bruegel the ElderKunsthistorisches Museum Wien

Get up close to the surprising details in these iconic artworks

Have you ever wondered what your favorite paintings look like up close? Zoom in to millions of artworks with Google Arts & Culture to admire the brushstrokes and spot hidden details you've never seen before. Here are 12 you'll love...

The Starry Night (1889) by Vincent van GoghMoMA The Museum of Modern Art

The Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh

Zoom in to the artwork to see the cracks in the paint...

The Tower of Babel (1563) by Pieter Bruegel the ElderKunsthistorisches Museum Wien

The Tower of Babel, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Zoom in to the artwork to spot the tiny horses...

Jadeite Cabbage (Qing dynasty (1644-1911)) by UnknownNational Palace Museum

Jadeite Cabbage, by unknown

Zoom in to the artwork to spot the hidden grasshopper...

The Kiss (1908-1909) by Gustav KlimtBelvedere

The Kiss, by Gustav Klimt

Zoom in to the artwork to spot the layers of gold leaf...

Radha and Krishna in the boat of love by Nihal ChandNational Museum - New Delhi

Radha and Krishna in the Boat of Love, by Nihâl Chand

Zoom in to the artwork to see the individual blades of grass...

Hase (1502) by Albrecht DürerAlbertina Museum

Hare, by Albrecht Dürer

Zoom in to the artwork to see what's reflected in the hare's eye...

The Ambassadors (1533) by Hans Holbein the YoungerThe National Gallery, London

The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger

Zoom in on the artwork to spot the optical illusion of a skull...

Textile length, 'Bird' (1878/1924) by William MorrisPowerhouse Museum

Textile length, 'Bird' by William Morris

Zoom in to the artwork to see the individual threads in the fabric...

No Woman, No Cry No Woman, No Cry (1998) by Chris OfiliTate Britain

No Woman, No Cry, by Chris Ofili

Zoom in to the artwork to find the tiny photographs...

Detroit Industry, North Wall (1932/1933) by Diego RiveraDetroit Institute of Arts

Detroit Industry, North Wall, by Diego Riviera

Zoom in to the artwork to see the brushstrokes of the mural...

Marc Chagall’s Ceiling for the Paris Opéra Marc Chagall’s Ceiling for the Paris Opéra (1963-01-01/1964-09-23) by Marc ChagallOpéra national de Paris

Ceiling for the Paris Opéra, by Marc Chagall

Zoom in to the artwork to see the colors in the petals...

Sailing, Storm Bay, Tasmania (1826/1925) by Haughton ForrestAustralian National Maritime Museum

Sailing, Storm Bay, Tasmania, by Haughton Forrest

Zoom into the artwork to see the sailor in the other boat...

The Starry Night (1889) by Vincent van GoghMoMA The Museum of Modern Art

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