Chess setChess set

• Chess set
• Chess setChess set

BK-NM-7402

The black king in this chess set looks like Emperor Charles V. He wears the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece and is shown on horseback, trampling a dragon, just as the emperor conquered his enemies. The bishops are knights on horseback, the rooks are jeering fools with monkeys, and the pawns resemble pikemen or regular soldiers.

sculptor: anoniem, Germany

c. 1550

height 10.5 cm x diameter 5.2 cm

purchase 1819

Public domain

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200116268