Is this just an innocent card game, or is there more than meets the eye in this busy scene? In Josse van Craesbeeck's "Card Players," the artist presents people carousing, drinking, and smoking as a rather intense game of cards is played. The woman on the left decides which card to play by examining her opponent's cards, which she sees in a mirror held up behind her opponent's back by her accomplice. At the right, another woman with a broken pipe at her feet drinks wine and smokes, while a man relieves himself against the wall. A seated child, seemingly oblivious to the action above, plays on the floor. Craesbeeck paid careful attention to the effects of light, which streams into the room from a single window. 🏷️ #Getty #StopScrolling #Paintings #CardGames #Art