1904
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Soldiers Playing Dice is a 1904 by Célestin Nanteuil, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two men in a dim, cluttered room. One sits on a stool, reading a book or paper while wearing a hat and loose coat. The other kneels, leaning on a table with a pitcher and dice scattered nearby. The background has shelves with bottles and a shadowy figure in the corner. The title *Soldiers Playing Dice* hints this scene might be about gambling or chance. The artist used bold contrasts between light and dark to guide your eye. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this lighting trick works.
Célestin-François Nanteuil-Lebœuf, known as Célestin Nanteuil (French pronunciation: ; 11 July 1813 – 6 September 1873), was a French painter, engraver and illustrator closely tied to the Romantic movement in France.
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