A click-to-enlarge version of this cropped image can be found at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry (yesterday). A full, somewhat enlarged image can be found here.A Game of Chess is shown with a different coloration image by a current-location page.A different coloration, click-to-enlarge image can be found here, along with a description. Another can be found here.It shows 3 of the artist’s sisters. Lucia is on the left, Minerva on the right, with Europa watching the game in the middle, along with a maid on the right. Some publications list them in that order (oldest to youngest), rather than the usual left to right.Longer descriptions can be found here, and its embedded links, such as here. The artist’s Wikipedia page and collection (more under Subcategories at each level).First, of the 2 works, by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here (1 total).
I’m glad to see this here and correctly attributed. For a long time the art history community refused to accept that she had painted it, and attributed it to her father.
I once tried to teach my little sister to play chess. I got her in a fork where I checked her and threatened her knight. I told her she’d have to move the king. “But then you’ll take my horsie.” I said, “but if you don’t I’ll take your king,” and she said “I don’t care. Go ahead.” I never did figure out how to respond to that, and that was 50 years ago.
BE THIS GUY almost 9 years ago
The non-Kardashian sisters.
orinoco womble almost 9 years ago
“If you take my queen I’m gonna give you such a slap!”
Linguist almost 9 years ago
" Mom, I swear I haven’t been making any night…er…knight moves, behind your back ! "
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Its hard to keep a twelve-year-old in check.
mabrndt Premium Member almost 9 years ago
A click-to-enlarge version of this cropped image can be found at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry (yesterday). A full, somewhat enlarged image can be found here.A Game of Chess is shown with a different coloration image by a current-location page.A different coloration, click-to-enlarge image can be found here, along with a description. Another can be found here.It shows 3 of the artist’s sisters. Lucia is on the left, Minerva on the right, with Europa watching the game in the middle, along with a maid on the right. Some publications list them in that order (oldest to youngest), rather than the usual left to right.Longer descriptions can be found here, and its embedded links, such as here. The artist’s Wikipedia page and collection (more under Subcategories at each level).First, of the 2 works, by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here (1 total).
lindaf almost 9 years ago
I’m glad to see this here and correctly attributed. For a long time the art history community refused to accept that she had painted it, and attributed it to her father.
Call me Ishmael almost 9 years ago
Workin’ on some Knight Moves!
codedaddy almost 9 years ago
The rook looks more like a blocked in bishop, and the square should be white. Artist was not a player :)
Mary McNeil Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Actually, the knight CAN jump. It just doesn’t capture the piece it jumped over.
dutchs almost 9 years ago
I once tried to teach my little sister to play chess. I got her in a fork where I checked her and threatened her knight. I told her she’d have to move the king. “But then you’ll take my horsie.” I said, “but if you don’t I’ll take your king,” and she said “I don’t care. Go ahead.” I never did figure out how to respond to that, and that was 50 years ago.
bambo827 almost 9 years ago
UUrrghhhhh…I win the “Tightest Bra” contest.