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Jan Both (after)
Dutch, 1618 - 1652
Roman Ruins with Card Players
Dutch Painting
Oil on canvas
25 5/8 in. x 32 1/8 in. (65.09 cm x 81.6 cm)
Bequest of Albert S. Schwab, 62.29
Currently on View
As an independent subject of painting, landscape first emerged in Europe during the 1600s. Its development reflects changes in the views commonly held at that time on the universe and man’s relation to it. As landscape painting developed, the Dutch were quick to acquire a taste for Italian settings and motifs. In this painting, Both uses Italian motifs, such as ruins, as pictorial elements; he then combines them with the typical genre scene of a group of men playing cards.
Also called The Ruins of the Temple of Saturn, this painting is a version of the original Jan Both painting of the same subject that is owned by the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany. It was probably painted by either Jan Both or his brother, Andries.
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