Death playing chess
Death playing chess (in Swedish: Döden spelar schack) is a monumental painting in Täby Church located just outside Stockholm, Sweden. It was painted around 1480–1490, by the Swedish medieval painter Albertus Pictor.
| Death playing chess | |
|---|---|
| Swedish: Döden spelar schack | |
| Artist | Albertus Pictor |
| Year | 1480 |
| Medium | mural |
| Location | Täby Church, Täby Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden (original) |
The painting depicts a man and a skeleton at a chessboard. Above them is a ribbon, now faded, which once read "Jak spelar tik matt", "I checkmate thee".
A copy of the mural is stored in the collections of the Swedish Museum of History in Stockholm.
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