Week 5: Masterpiece Gallery

Visual clue. Each stamp features the unmistakable red beard and piercing gaze of Vincent van Gogh staring out from his own canvas.

The hook. Van Gogh produced more than thirty self-portraits between 1886 and 1889, using himself as a model to practice portraiture without paying fees.

Here's the trap we set. Players spotting Van Gogh works will instinctively grab 'Vase of Sunflowers' along with his self-portraits, missing the narrower self-portrait criteria.

Visual clue. Each stamp showcases a large, dramatic narrative scene painted in rich golden tones with bold chiaroscuro contrast.

The hook. These four world-famous masterpiece canvases by Rembrandt van Rijn depict celebrated biblical, mythological, and allegorical scenes.

Visual clue. Every stamp prominently displays radiant yellow sunflowers, featuring large circular seed heads and bright golden petals.

The hook. The sunflower is cultivated worldwide for beauty and agriculture, and has famously inspired celebrated masterpieces such as Vincent van Gogh's still lifes.

Here's the trap we set. Van Gogh's 'Vase of Sunflowers' belongs to the botanical sunflower theme rather than with his self-portraits, while 'Blooms in the Orchard' acts as an enticing floral decoy.

Visual clue. Each stamp depicts an outdoor scene—sailboats on open water, a rural church, a village house among trees, and a blooming orchard—painted in loose, light-dappled brushwork.

The hook. These paintings are classic French Impressionist open-air landscapes created by masters including Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Here's the trap we set. 'Blooms in the Orchard' tempts players searching for flowering plants, but it belongs to this open-air Impressionist landscape collection that resolves cleanest as the final group.