As we noted before, the theme of visual puzzles has been incorporated into art styles for a long time. Since the 17th and 18th centuries, artists have included various puzzles in their paintings, thus attracting more viewers to their work. Puzzles from that period were highly appreciated by ordinary people and were published in many newspapers and magazines.
In our country, the situation is similar to Western European countries and America. We also have newspapers and magazines with illustrations of jokes, funny situations, riddles and puzzles. The famous 19th century newspaper “Odessa Herald” is a typical example.
The most interesting thing is that the majority of such artworks become public domain after a certain period of time, meaning anyone can use such images for any purpose.
Today, we take a look at a puzzle from 1866, created by Frank Bellew, who came up with a very unique title for it: “The Art of Entertaining.” Indeed, this picture belongs to the genre of entertaining puzzles.
At first glance, the painting depicts a man with a pipe. However, upon closer inspection, you can find at least four more people in there.
So, how many individuals (faces) did Frank Bellew, the creator, portray in total in his painting?
