minecraft:aztec
- Artist
- Kristoffer Zetterstrand
- Added
- Indev · 2010
- Size
- 1×1 blocks · 16×16 px
- Category
- Video games
What it depicts
An abstract, heavily pixelated first-person view across a stone map, its muted grey-blue sky and structures broken by angular blocky shapes. It recreates a glimpse of the Aztec arena from Counter-Strike, dissolved into coarse pixels.
The original artwork
- Original title
- de_aztec
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 103×103 cm
- Year
- 2002
The de_aztec map from Counter-Strike. confirmed
Sources: official in-game data and Kristoffer Zetterstrand interviews.
Three ways
How to get a painting
- 1
Craft one
Surround 1 wool of any colour with 8 sticks in a 3×3 grid. The colour doesn't matter — you get a random variant that fits the wall.
- 2
Trade for one
A Master-level Shepherd villager sells 3 paintings for 2 emeralds (100% chance).
- 3
Use a command
Pick any painting below and copy its /give or /summon command to place the exact variant you want — handy on creative or your own server.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The de_aztec painting is 1×1 blocks (16×16 px) in Minecraft Java 1.21.1.
The de_aztec painting was created by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.
Craft a random painting from 8 sticks + 1 wool, trade with a Master-level Shepherd, or place this exact variant with /give @s minecraft:painting[minecraft:painting/variant=aztec].
The de_aztec map from Counter-Strike.
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