Who painted “A Game of Chess”?

“A Game of Chess” was painted by Lucas van Leyden in 1508. Where to see it: Gemäldegalerie.

What to look for

Northern Renaissance: compared with the Italian Renaissance it is less idealised and more detailed: wrinkles, every hair, sharp-edged objects and deep, jewel-like colour.

Lucas van Leyden (1494 – 8 August 1533), was a Dutch painter and printmaker in engraving and woodcut. Lucas van Leyden was among the first Dutch exponents of genre painting and was a very accomplished engraver. Wikipedia

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More by Lucas van Leyden

“Last Judgement”, 1526
“Fortune-Teller with a Fool”, 1508
“A Fool and a Woman (Lucas van Leyden)”, 1520
“Self-portrait”, 1527
“Crucifixion of Christ”, 1517
“Worship of the Golden Calf”, 1530
“A Man aged 38”, 1521
“The Betrothed”, 1527