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37: 173:. He stands out as the most active artist in the Swedish church painting in the second half of the 15th century. He differs from other artists of the same period with his bright expression. His painting has unusual breadth and diversity in his technical performance. This mural represents how a knight plays chess with death and skillfully depicts figures with precise anatomical proportions, combining them with clothes and weapons, with a relatively realistic vision. 165:
He is one of the most significant medieval Swedish artists. His works represent a unique combination of quality and quantity. He painted 36 churches in
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The artist was born with the name Albrecht, and was sometimes called Immenhusen, after the village Immenhusen in
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Fåfängans förgänglighet: allegorin som livs- och lärospegel hos Albertus Pictor
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A copy of the mural is stored in the collections of the
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The mural inspired Ingmar Bergman to create the film
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Albertus Pictor
Täby Church
Täby Municipality
Stockholm County
Sweden
Täby Church
Stockholm
Sweden
Albertus Pictor
chessboard
checkmate
Swedish Museum of History
Hesse
Mälardalen
Norrbotten
The Seventh Seal



"Death Playing Chess, Albertus"
ISBN
91-7031-178-1
Categories
1480 paintings
15th century in chess
Church frescos in Sweden
Death in art
15th century in art
Murals

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