Framed Renaissance Chess Game — artwork #9691 by Codex Urbanus · Clermont-Ferrand, France
graffiti créature portrait creature collage
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Codex Urbanus is a Parisian street artist, born on December 15, 1974, renowned for his imaginative bestiary of hybrid creatures adorning the walls of Montmartre since 2011. His pseudonym, meaning "urban manuscript" in Latin, reflects his project of creating a nocturnal bestiary illegally painted on city walls. Each creature, a blend of existing animals, is accompanied by a Latin binomial…
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Added 23/05/2025
Codex Urbanus collage framing a reproduction of Sofonisba Anguissola's "The Chess Game" within a golden deer-headed creature. Four players in Renaissance attire surround the chessboard, while the creature's golden claws support the painting.
The artwork Partie d'échecs Renaissance encadrée is of type graffiti. You can admire it in the city of Clermont-Ferrand in France, more precisely here: 1 bis Rue Ballainvilliers, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
This graffiti is also tagged as: créature, portrait, creature, collage.
Find all artworks by the artists who contributed to its creation by clicking on their name: Codex Urbanus
The photo was published on 23-05-2025 by Sylvie Denoix.
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