Playing Cards

c. 1470

Italian 15th Century

Associated Names
This is a drawing of a set of playing cards with figures on horseback. The artwork consists of three individual frames, each depicting a horse and rider holding different objects: a club, a decorated disk, and a chalice. The riders are dressed in tunics, and the horses are adorned with minimalistic tack. The figures are outlined with simple lines against a plain background. Each card is framed by a rectangular border with slightly rounded corners, and the drawing is rendered on cream-colored paper with aged edges.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.4 × 32.4 cm (9 3/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.8.19


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Accessions of Prints and Drawings, NGA, 1950, no. 22, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q65018927

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