minecraft:finding
- Artist
- Kristoffer Zetterstrand
- Added
- 1.21 · 2024
- Size
- 4×2 blocks · 64×32 px
- Category
- Original
What it depicts
A person peers down into a freshly dug pit, with the crumbling columns of Hellenistic ruins rising in the background. Studio lights stand beside the hole, staging the moment like an archaeological discovery caught on set.
The original artwork
- Original title
- The Find
- Medium
- Mixed media (airbrush, vinyl, oil)
- Dimensions
- 98×134 cm
- Year
- 2015
Original artwork, archaeological motif. likely
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 Finding painting is 4×2 blocks (64×32 px) in Minecraft Java 1.21.1.
The Finding 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=finding].
Original artwork, archaeological motif.
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