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The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds






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The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds
ArtistGeorges de La Tour
Yearca. 1636–1638
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions106 cm × 146 cm (42 in × 57 in)
LocationLouvre, Paris

The Card Sharp with the Ace of Diamonds is an oil-on-canvas painting produced c. 1636–1638 by the French artist Georges de La Tour. It is now in the Louvre, which bought it in 1972.[1] Though its commissioner is unknown, it is signed Georgius De La Tour fecit under the card sharp's elbow and in the shadow of the tablecloth.

The work depicts a card game in which the well-to-do young man on the right is being fleeced of his money by the other players, who both appear to be complicit in the scheme. The card sharp on the left is actually in the process of retrieving the ace of diamonds from behind his back.

Cheat with the Ace of Clubs, 1630–1634, Kimbell Art Gallery

The painting is one of two versions of the composition by de la Tour. The other version, known as The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs, with "abundant variations in details of color, clothing, and accessories" was purchased in 1981 by the Kimbell Art Foundation and is in the Kimbell Art MuseuminFort Worth, Texas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds". Louvre. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  • ^ "The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs | Kimbell Art Museum". www.kimbellart.org. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
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