The Pool — Minecraft painting (2×1)
minecraft:pool
Real artworks Classic (2010–2012) 2×1
Artist
Kristoffer Zetterstrand
Added
Indev · 2010
Size
2×1 blocks · 32×16 px
Category
Real artworks

What it depicts

Nude bathers swim and lounge around a pool built over a blocky cube-like structure, while an older man rests at the lower-right edge. The bright, flat blues and sunlit poolside echo David Hockney's "A Bigger Splash".

How it looks in-game

The Pool — How it looks in-game (2×1)
The Pool

Occupies 2×1 blocks (32×16 px)
Placeable on walls in survival.

The original artwork

Original title
The Pool
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
84×110 cm
Year
2008

David Hockney — "A Bigger Splash" (1967). confirmed

View the original →

Sources: official in-game data and Kristoffer Zetterstrand interviews.

Three ways

How to get a painting

  1. 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. 2

    Trade for one

    A Master-level Shepherd villager sells 3 paintings for 2 emeralds (100% chance).

  3. 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.

/give command (1.20.5+)
Copy
/give @s minecraft:painting[minecraft:painting/variant=pool]
/summon command (all 1.21.x)
Copy
/summon minecraft:painting ~ ~ ~ {variant:"pool",facing:2}

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Frequently Asked Questions

The The Pool painting is 2×1 blocks (32×16 px) in Minecraft Java 1.21.1.

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