03 — ARTWORK
Card Players
TENIERS, David the Younger · 1646 →
- MEDIUM
- Oil on panel, 33 x 41 cm
- TYPE
- Genre
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 1600 × 1265 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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Teniers achieved considerable success in seventeenth-century Europe producing tavern scenes like this one for aristocratic collectors. Although we can see the score scrawled on the tabletop, neither the expressions of the players nor the observers betray the winner. The artist clearly contrasts the two groups - the onlookers are painted sketchily, almost as caricatures, while the players are defined in brighter light and greater detail.
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Card Players by TENIERS, David the Younger},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
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urldate = {2026-09-09},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
