Card players in an opulent interior

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)