#Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch

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The Game of Life - by Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch

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Checkmate painted by Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch

[abbiedreamer]

Have you heard of the painting “Checkmate” by Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch?

It’s a painting that depicts a man playing against the devil in chess, and it seems like the devil is winning and the king is trapped, but that’s actually not the case. A chess grandmaster who saw the painting pointed out that the man’s king piece has one more move. One that would turn the tides of the game completely in his favor and let him win against the devil.

Of course, there’s spiritual implications for this uwu✨ God always has the final say in victory. He’s promised us victory, and he is a man of his word.

When our circumstances say we’ve been defeated, God says he’s got another thing coming. Failure’s never final with King Jesus on our side!✨

So wait on him and rely on him, and he’ll bring victory for you and me uwu💕✨

“You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:114‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch (1779-1857)

Die Schachspieler, oil on panel, 12 x 15.3/8in. (32.3 x 39cm.)..

It’s not over until you win...You always have one more move...

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Top Image: Faust und Mephisto beim Schachspiel / Faust and Mephisto Playing Chess [19th century] Artist: Anonymous

Bottom Image: Die Schachspieler / The Chessplayers [1831] Artist: Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch

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Faust and Mephisto

Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch

oil on canvas, 19th century

[thefugitivesaint]

Moritz Retzsch (1779-1857), ''Outlines to Buerger's Ballads'', 1840 Source

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Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch German (1779 - 1857) 

Girl Checking a Spirited Horse

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Girl Checking a Spirited Horse, Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch, 19th century, Harvard Art Museums: Drawings

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall Size: 26.7 x 21.3 cm (10 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.) Medium: Graphite heightened with white on brown paper

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312425

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Chess Players, Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch, 1831, Harvard Art Museums: Prints

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray Size: sheet: 22 x 28 cm (8 11/16 x 11 in.) image: 19.1 x 22.1 cm (7 1/2 x 8 11/16 in.) Medium: Etching on cream wove paper

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/278210

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A Passage To Ponder:Matthew 28:1-10

A Passage To Ponder:Matthew 28:1-10

There’s a painting called “Checkmate” painted by Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch, that used to hang in the Louvre Art Museum in Paris.

The painting depicts a chess match between the devil and Goethe’s Dr. Faust, who had sold his soul to the devil. It appears as if the devil has won. Faust has only the king, the queen, and a weak pawn left. The look on Faust’s face is one of abject despair. From…

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"Poetry is man's rebellion against... "

“Poetry is man’s rebellion against… “

“Poetry is man’s rebellion against being what he is.”

  James Branch Cabell

    Painting: Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch (1779-1857), “Faust Plays Chess with the Devil” aka “The Chess Players”

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Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch

[thefugitivesaint]

Moritz Retzsch (1779-1857), ''Outlines to Buerger's Ballads'', 1840 Source

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Figure Sketches, Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch, 18th-19th century, Harvard Art Museums: Drawings

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall Size: 22 x 18 cm (8 11/16 x 7 1/16 in.) Medium: Brown ink

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312527