The Card Game on the Cradle: Allegory
1663
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
The Card Game on the Cradle: Allegory is a 1663 unspecified by Unknown, depicting Playing Card, held at Rijksmuseum.
A baby crib holds a grown man in a nightcap, while two men play cards over him. One flashes the ace of hearts; a masked figure crouches in the corner. The painting is a joke about how adults act like helpless babies when luck deals the cards. The masked man hints that life is just a game with hidden rules. To see more odd scenes like this, visit the Rijksmuseum.
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