The painting is of a man with a cracked head sitting on a chessboard floor. The man is wearing a brown robe. The chessboard floor is made of black and white tiles. The painting is done in a realistic style and the colors are muted. The painting is likely a metaphor for the human condition. The man's cracked head could represent the fragility of the human mind, while the chessboard floor could represent the challenges that humans face in life.