--- description: Girl with a Pearl Earring and Mona Lisa recreated by Squarespace coworkers Francesco Fragomeni and Chris Limbrick title: Squarespace Coworkers Recreate Famous Paintings: Photos image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's What Happens When Two Male Coworkers Try to Recreate Famous Paintings  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 18, 2014 10:18 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 18, 2014 10:18 PM CUT Francesco Fragomeni and Chris Limbrick, coworkers at the web design platform Squarespace, became every cubicle jockey’s heroes this week with their now-viral depictions of famous paintings the duo creates using only objects from their New York City office. “The only rules are that all props must be things found in the office and all editing must be done on a phone,” according to their Tumblr for the project “[Foolsdoart](http://www.foolsdoart.com/ "undefined").” A few examples of their creations, which are also on [Instagram](http://instagram.com/foolsdoart "undefined"): Johannes Vermeer’s _Girl with a Pearl Earring_ (1665): René Magritte’s _The Son of Man_ (1964): Frida Kahlo’s _Thinking About Death_ (1943): Leonardo da Vinci’s _Mona Lisa_ (1503-1506): ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3640870/squarespace-coworkers-recreate-famous-paintings/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3640870/squarespace-coworkers-recreate-famous-paintings/"},"headline":"Here's What Happens When Two Male Coworkers Try to Recreate Famous Paintings","datePublished":"2014-12-18T22:18:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:15:27.902Z","description":"The fun's at the Squarespace office in New York City","url":"https://time.com/3640870/squarespace-coworkers-recreate-famous-paintings/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Arts"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3640870/squarespace-coworkers-recreate-famous-paintings/","name":"Here's What Happens When Two Male Coworkers Try to Recreate Famous Paintings"}}]}] ```