The House of Cards
| The House of Cards | |
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| File:House of Cards.jpg | |
| Artist | Jean Siméon Chardin |
| Year | c. 1740-1741 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 60 cm × 72 cm (24 in × 28 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
The House of Cards is an oil painting by Jean Siméon Chardin.[1] It was painted around c. 1740-1741. It measures 60 cm x 72 cm (23.62 in x 28.35 in.). It hangs in the National Gallery, in London. There are three other versions of the same motif at the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C., the Uffizi, in Florence and at Waddesdon Manor, in England. Chardin painted scenes that found favor with all classes of Parisian society.[2]
Description
The painting shows a young boy standing at a small wooden table, who is building carefully a house of playing cards. The table has a drawer open and a green table cover. The boy was named Jean-Alexandre Le Noir, and he was the son of furniture dealer and cabinetmaker, Jean-Jacques Le Noir. The theme of children building houses of cards was usual at the time.[3]
References
- ↑ The House of Cards, retrieved January 24, 2013
- ↑ The House of Cards artuk, retrieved May 8, 2022
- ↑ "Paintings Data- National Gallery, London".
