minecraft:cotan
- Artist
- Kristoffer Zetterstrand
- Added
- 1.21 · 2024
- Size
- 3×3 blocks · 48×48 px
- Category
- Real artworks
What it depicts
A golden apple hangs from a string in a stone windowsill, while an inverted slice of glistering melon sits resting on the ledge. The two objects float and perch within a dark window opening, lit against the shadowed recess. The stark, suspended-fruit arrangement mirrors the geometric still-life tradition it draws from.
The original artwork
- Original title
- Cotán
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 43×49 cm
- Year
- 2022
Juan Sánchez Cotán — "Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber" (~1602). confirmed
View the original →Sources: official in-game data and Kristoffer Zetterstrand interviews.
Three ways
How to get a painting
- 1
Craft one
Surround 1 wool of any colour with 8 sticks in a 3×3 grid. The colour doesn't matter — you get a random variant that fits the wall.
- 2
Trade for one
A Master-level Shepherd villager sells 3 paintings for 2 emeralds (100% chance).
- 3
Use a command
Pick any painting below and copy its /give or /summon command to place the exact variant you want — handy on creative or your own server.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Cotán painting is 3×3 blocks (48×48 px) in Minecraft Java 1.21.1.
The Cotán painting was created by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.
Craft a random painting from 8 sticks + 1 wool, trade with a Master-level Shepherd, or place this exact variant with /give @s minecraft:painting[minecraft:painting/variant=cotan].
Juan Sánchez Cotán — "Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber" (~1602).
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