How to become an art connoisseur without getting up from the couch

Admit it honestly: at least once in your life you confused Manet and Monet, Brueghel could not be distinguished from Bosch, and the authorship of paintings with expressive naked bodies could not be identified at all, only vaguely suspecting that it was someone from the Italians.

Well, it's time to put an end to the feeling of awkwardness once and for all and learn to distinguish at least the classics from each other. We offer you funny tips that will help you remember how not to confuse artists. Inveterate art critics, connoisseurs and connoisseurs are asked not to roll their eyes too much and take this material lightly.

If all the people in the picture have serious deformity of organs, it's probably Pablo Picasso.

If all the characters in the picture have downright huge asses, it's definitely Rubens.

If what you see in the picture could have been imagined by a drug addict under acid, then this is Salvador Dali.

If everyone, including women, looks like Putin, it's Jan van Eyck.

If the men in the paintings look like hairy curly beauties, it's Caravaggio.

If the picture has a dark background, and the characters have unbearable suffering written on their faces — Titian is in front of you.

If there are a lot of little people in the picture, but otherwise everything seems to be in order, this is Brueghel.

If there are a lot of little people in the picture, but also, in addition, there are a lot of strange objects and some bullshit is happening — this is Bosch.

If the characters in the paintings look like homeless people whose faces are illuminated by a dim lantern, it's Rembrandt.

If there are several chubby angels or a couple of sheep in the picture, it's probably Boucher.

If the characters in the picture are beautiful, naked and pumped up, most likely it's Michelangelo.

If you see ballerinas, it's Degas.

If everything is very contrasting and sharp, with a blue tint and the characters have elongated bearded faces, this is El Greco.

If there is a monobrow woman in the picture, it is Frida Kahlo.

Motley background and no people - Monet.

Colorful background and fun party - Renoir.

Colorful background and sad party - Mane.

Landscapes from The Lord of the Rings with bluish fog and the same curly Madonna with an aristocratic profile are Leonardo da Vinci.

If these are painted squares from the Excel tablet, it's Mondrian.