It looks like checkmate, but we need not fear-the game is not over. We look for direction but often end up on the wrong path. So often in life, we consider the world to be a mess… …People begin to feel lost. The grand master called the curator and determined that the title “Checkmate” did not fit the scene because the forlorn-looking player actually had the ability to defeat his opponent, though he didn’t realize it yet. The man, who thought he was losing, was actually winning…” …This fateful move would make him the winner of the game. Though the devil seemed to be the obvious victor, he was in fact not winning. The typical interpretation of the painting (that the devil had the man in ‘checkmate’) was incorrect. The grand mastered stared a long time at the chess board in the painting and finally noticed something surprising. “…A chess grand master came upon this intriguing painting in the Louvre museum alongside other famous art such as the Mona Lisa. The other player is a man who looks forlorn. One is Satan, who appears arrogantly confident.
Today, the painting is popularly known as ‘Checkmate.’ … …The painting depicts two chess players. If one is willing to persist and persevere.“…There is a painting that once hung in the Louvre museum in Paris, painted by Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch. Relief sculpture, the symbolism of the chess pieces and the story of the successful conclusion of the game by the chess master Paul Morphy combine to serve as a beautiful and constant reminder of the inevitability of success Was chosen as the perfect setting for that “Game of Life” lesson in the confrontation and struggle between man's worst vices and his highest and most noble virtues. Many challenges whether they may be spiritual or temporal. Solution-another “move” that leads to a successful outcome for all of life’s Matter how overwhelming life’s obstacles may at first seem.
Timeless message of the Retzsch painting and the bronze bas relief for this "game" called "life" is never, ever give up. Should prefer to acquire a copy in original bronze, that is certainly possible. For information on the bronze resin process that makes affordable duplication We are painfully aware that muchīeautiful art work privately donated to museums often ends up in “storage” forįor the first time in 150 years because of advances in modern mold materials and resin technology it is now possible to accurately and affordably duplicate all of the exquisite details of this bas relief chess art masterpiece down to the very fine lines inscribed on the angel's wings. Guarantee it will ever be put on public display. The original Jones bas relief is eventually donated to a museum there is no Inspiration in the “background story” and rich imagery of this masterpiece toĪcquire an exact replica before we pass into the Purpose of this web site is more than just an effort to honor and pay tribute Paul Morphy’s “encounter” with the Retzsch painting in the fall of 1861 click here.Ī Limited Opportunity To Acquire This Chess Art Bas Relief Masterwork Learn the details of the story and the facts and circumstances of chess master To learn more about Paul Morphy click here. The painting and discovers the young man’s chess position was not quite asĭiscovered the story was “basically” true! The chess master was Paul Morphy. The one more move story goes like this: a famous chess player sees the Retzsch "Checkmate" painting somewhere in a museum. Painting and the Jones bas relief click here.
For an introduction to the spiritual and religious symbolism in both the Retzsch More information on similar modern day references to this work click here. The game! One of those recent sermon references to the Retzsch painting wasĭelivered by the Reverend Billy Graham before the Empire Club of Canada toīegin its 1955-56 season. Retzsch chess art painting (often referred to as “The King”) had “one more move” to win Our on-line research discovered many video and print references to modern day sermons that tell the story of how the young man in the
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