The Card Party
The Met
Artist: Caspar Netscher(Dutch, Heidelberg 1639?–1684 The Hague)
Date: ca. 1665
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 19 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (50.2 x 45.1 cm)
Credit Line: Marquand Collection, Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1889
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Four figures and a small dog in a dim interior, a woman in gold standing
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts four figures and a small dog in a dimly lit interior. On the left, a woman stands with her back mostly to the viewer, wearing a long, flowing gold dress with puffed sleeves and white cuffs. Her dark hair is pulled back, and she wears a pearl necklace. Her left hand is extended towards a small, tricolored dog sitting on a patterned stool. To her far left, a dark wooden chair with a book on it is partially visible. A red curtain hangs in the upper left corner. The small dog, mostly white with brown and black patches, sits on a stool with a dark, patterned fabric top. On the right, a woman in a voluminous red dress with white cuffs and a low neckline sits at a round table covered with a red, patterned cloth. She holds a small white object in her hands, looking down at it. Behind the table, two men are positioned. The man on the left has dark, shoulder-length hair and wears a dark jacket over a lighter shirt, looking towards the woman in gold with his right hand raised. The man on the right has long, dark, curly hair and wears a dark coat with white cuffs, leaning over the table and looking down at the seated woman with his left hand on his hip. The wall behind the figures is dark, with a framed, dark painting or tapestry visible. The floor is a plain, dark surface. The overall dim lighting illuminates the figures.
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