Pieter Hooch’s work depicts an interior dating from 1663-65, coinciding with his early years as an artist during the period when he was in Amsterdam. Here a couple are seated placidly in front of a marble fireplace playing cards. A young servant approaches timidly to refill the glass of wine, who is talking to the young player. No doubt the scene is set in the interior of a well-to-do house where the young man shyly enjoys the company of the young women. Here, love is a game that can be as confusing as any other, as the card game between two players is interpreted as a pretext for flirting with love. Aside from interpretative questions, this painting serves to demonstrate and exemplify the opulence of the interiors frequented by the most distinguished individuals.
Collection: Images
Project: 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe., 7. Persecuted by justice and powers: rebels, political dissidents and criminals in the history of Europe.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/card-players-opulent-interior?selection=44856
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (67 x 77 cm)
Source: Museo del Louvre (París)
Language: English
Date: 1663-65
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: 1373
Copyright: Museo del Louvre (París)
Abstract: Scene in a distinguished interior showing young men playing cards while another approaches to serve a drink
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