Costumbres populares; juego; diversión; cartas; interior; Hooch; naipes; opulento; Museo del Louvre; siglo XVII - History Lab https://historylab.es Thu, 19 May 2022 14:38:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Costumbres populares; juego; diversión; cartas; interior; Hooch; naipes; opulento; Museo del Louvre; siglo XVII - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Card players in an opulent interior https://historylab.es/card-players-in-an-opulent-interior/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=card-players-in-an-opulent-interior Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:41 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/jugadores-de-cartas-en-un-interior-opulento/ Scene in a distinguished interior showing young men playing cards while another approaches to serve a drink

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]]> 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.

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