Artwork
The Card Game on the Cradle: Allegory
The Card Game on the Cradle: Allegory is an unspecified painting by Unknown. It dates from 1663 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Overview
The Card Game on the Cradle: Allegory is a painting that depicts a satirical scene.
Subject & Meaning
The work shows a grown man as an infant in a crib, with two men playing cards over him. The scene is a commentary on how adults can be helpless when fate deals the cards, and the presence of a masked figure suggests that life is a game with unseen rules.
Technique & Style
The composition includes multiple figures arranged around the central crib, with a young man displaying the ace of hearts and a woman rocking the crib.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
