Kartenspielende Bauern
Adriaen Brouwer

Peasants Playing Cards,

1625 - 1638
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
24,8 x 34,5 cm
Displayed
AP OG Kabinett 11
Department
Flämische Malerei
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
2108
Acquisition
Aus der Kurfürstlichen Galerie München
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Adriaen Brouwer, Kartenspielende Bauern, 1625 - 1638, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/ZMLJr3oLJv (Last updated on 24.08.2023)
A quarrel is about to be unleashed. One of the players holds his own hand to one side, as if to protect it, while he stares at his opponent’s trump card. How events will unravel is a matter of pure conjecture, but with the help of a few drinks it could well turn into a brawl.

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