The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs by Georges de La Tour
This blog post about La Tour’s The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs includes:
- A fancy pants sucker
- Finger pointing
- Fraud on many levels
- Mastery in 17th century details
Tag: Kimbell Art Museum
Girls on a Pier by Edvard Munch
Learn about the symbolic expressions in Girls on a Pier including:
- Pink and feminine youth
- Abyss of the unknown – trees in Girls on a Pier
- A puppy surrounded with Munchian dread
The Cardsharps by Michelangelo Caravaggio
Caravaggio tells a compelling story in The Cardsharps painting. Our newbie in the green sleeves at front plays the leading man. He cares the most and this intensity makes us feel for him. This shows Caravaggio’s hand. He’s pulling for the kid.