Albertus Pictor

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Death playing chess by Albertus Pictor. Täby kyrka, Diocese of Stockholm.
Death playing chess by Albertus Pictor. Täby kyrka, Diocese of Stockholm.

Albertus Pictor (Albert Pictor, also called Albert the Painter) (c. 1440 - c. 1507) was a Swedish painter. Albertus Pictor who was originally called Albertus Immenhusen was of German origin. Notable schemes of wallpaintings include those at Bromma kyrka, near Stockholm, and Täby Kyrkby kyrka in Täby.

[edit] Literature

Pia Melin (2007), Fåfängans förgänglighet (Vanishing Vanity: Allegory as Speculum in Paintings by Albertus Pictor), ISBN 917031-178-1, <http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-1404> 

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