Reward+24 XP A Maid Asleep jigsaw puzzle
Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1656–57 · Art
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About this puzzle
A Maid Asleep is a free online jigsaw puzzle you can play straight in your browser, at any size from 12 to 500 pieces. Drag a piece near where it belongs and it snaps into place; joined pieces then move together as one. Your progress saves on this device, so you can close the tab and carry on later — and every finish earns points towards your next level and grows something in My Garden.
The picture is a work by Johannes Vermeer , ca. 1656–57, in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is in the public domain (Public Domain (CC0)), which is why we can offer it here at full resolution and free of charge.
About the painting
One of Vermeer’s earliest scenes of everyday life: a young woman dozes at a table, her head on her hand, beside a heavy Turkish carpet, a wine jug and a bowl of fruit. Through an open door is a second, brighter room. X-rays show that Vermeer first painted a man in that doorway and a dog, then took them out, leaving the quiet, unexplained moment we see now.
How to solve it
As a puzzle, the carpet and the still life on the table are the richest part — patterned and full of colour. Build those first, then the doorway and the room beyond, whose straight lines are easy to follow. The dark wall and the maid’s dress are the slow areas.
Puzzle facts
| Size | Pieces cut | Grid | About how long |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedling | 12 | 3 × 4 | 5–10 min |
| Sprout | 25 | 5 × 5 | 5–10 min |
| Bloom | 42 | 6 × 7 | 15–25 min |
| Bush | 99 | 9 × 11 | 45–75 min |
| Tree | 195 | 13 × 15 | 1½–2½ hours |
| Orchard | 304 | 16 × 19 | 2½–4 hours |
| Orchard | 504 | 21 × 24 | 5–7 hours |
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