Rijksmuseum

Armeens gezelschap bij het kaartspel

Jean Baptiste Vanmour

Date

c. 1720 - c. 1737

Medium

canvas, oil paint (paint)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

Men and women while away the evening playing cards. The atmosphere is informal: the man in the foreground shows keen interest in his dining partner. As in Vanmour other ‘Turkish’ paintings, he accurately documented the details of the clothing, such as the fur-trimmed coats typically worn by Armenian men.

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