minecraft:skull_and_roses
- Artist
- Kristoffer Zetterstrand
- Added
- Indev · 2010
- Size
- 2×2 blocks · 32×32 px
- Category
- Original
What it depicts
Against a dark night-blue background, a pale skull looms with red flowers clustered in the foreground before it. The cool bone and the deep shadows are broken only by the vivid red of the blossoms, creating a moody contrast between death and bloom under the cover of night.
The original artwork
- Original title
- Moonlight Installation
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 64×64 cm
- Year
- 2009
Original artwork ("Moonlight Installation"). likely
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 Skull and Roses painting is 2×2 blocks (32×32 px) in Minecraft Java 1.21.1.
The Skull and Roses 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=skull_and_roses].
Original artwork ("Moonlight Installation").
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