Arts

Play Your Cards Right

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Over the years, plenty of renowned painters have captured people whiling away the hours, playing cards. What are some examples?

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Le Nain Brothers. Les Petites Joueurs de cartes. 1630-40

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Le Nain Brothers. Les Joueurs de cartes. 1635-40

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Antoine Le Nain. Petits Joueurs de cartes. 1643

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Georges de la Tour. The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs. 1630-34

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Georges de la Tour. The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds. 1635

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Mary Cassatt. Portrait of Miss Cassatt, holding the cards. 1876

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Paul Cézanne. The Card Players. 1890-92

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Paul Cézanne.  The Card Players. 1890–1892. Barnes Foundation 

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The Card Players. 1893

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Pablo Picasso. L’homme aux cartes. 1913-14

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Fernand Léger. La partie de cartes. 1917

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Jacob Lawrence. The Card Game. 1953

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www.justcurious.ca

Caravaggio. The Cardsharps. 1595

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