Samuel (Salomon) Lipschütz vs Jackson Whipps Showalter
A time travel in chess history lands in 1892, where two titans are facing each other in an epic match!
Mars and Venus playing Chess!
(Marte e Venere giocano a scacchi…) This painting from circa 1630 is showing Mars and Venus who are playing chess. The painting is located in the Augusteum in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. It’s titled, “Marte e Venere Giocano a Scacchi” (“Mars and Venus Playing Chess”), painted by Alessandro Varotari (Il Padovanino) is in the Baroque style.