Two artworks, one era, one forgery: choose the genuine piece and learn the anachronistic tells, a pigment or technique that didn't exist yet gives the fake away.
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How to play
Each round shows two works catalogued to the same period. One is authentic; the other uses a material, pigment, or perspective technique that hadn't been invented yet. Click the genuine one.
Compare the two pieces against the era's date range.
Click the work you believe is real; a correct call scores, and either way the tells are revealed.
Study the highlighted anachronisms, the attributes that betray the forgery.
Play through the set of rounds, authenticating as many as you can.
Controls
Desktop: click a work to choose it, then Next; click Daily/Practice and New floor.
Phone & tablet: tap a work and the buttons, fully touch-enabled.
Tips & strategy
Anchor on the era's end date, any pigment or method that postdates it marks the fake.
Perspective and material both carry tells, not just colour; scan all three categories before committing.
What you'll learn
Forgery Floor teaches art authentication by training your eye for anachronism across pigments, perspective and style.
Skills: art history, authentication, visual analysis, attention to detail
Best for: roughly grades 7–12 (ages 12+)
For parents & teachers: spot fakes by training your eye.
About Forgery Floor
Forgery Floor teaches art authentication by training your eye for anachronism across pigments, perspective, and materials. The works are abstract, procedurally drawn panels, it is an original, free browser game built in-house.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.
