Peasants Playing Cards in a Tavern,
um 1635 (?)
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
33,5 x 43,2 cm
Displayed
AP OG Kabinett 11
Acquisition
Aus der Kurfürstlichen Galerie München
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Adriaen Brouwer, Kartenspielende Bauern in einer Schenke, um 1635 (?), Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/OrLbdYq41V (Last updated on 24.08.2023)
Full of glee, one of the players shows his victorious hand to his opponent. Everything is still peaceful but the dubious characters watching and the numerous beer jugs suggest that a brawl could break out any moment about who really was the winner.
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