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| Egyptian Chess Players 1879 |
This painting is by Lawrence Alma-Tadmena (1831-1912), a Dutch-British painter, draughtsman, etcher and illustrator.
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| The Chess Players - by AgnosticPreachersKid 14/04/2010 |
( Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 unported license)
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| Chess players in a park, Kiev - by Robert Broadie 02/07/2006 |
( Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 unported license)
Perhaps you prefer dice to chess. This fresco from Pompeii shows Roman dice players.
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| Dice Players |
Roman fresco from the Osteria dell Via di Mercurio (VI 10,1.19, room b) in Pompeii
(Source: Filippo Coarelli (ed): Pompeji. Hirmer, Munchen 2002 ISBN 3-7774-9530-1 p146)
When I saw this fresco it reminded me of something much closer to home. I know this exists as I have seen it.
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| The Dice Players - George de la Tour (early 1650s, oil on canvas) |
This picture is on display at the Preston Hall Museum, Stockton-on-Tees less than ten miles from my home in North East England.
For more interpretations of the sepia theme visit Alan Burnett's sepia saturday 83
10 comments:
And these days will come to show overweight children in front of game consoles playing games by themselves only connected to others via the net. So sad to think of it.
I was going to say how much I loved the bronze sculpture of the chess players, and I still do, but then I came to the last picture ... Amazing! It looks so modern! I'd love to see that for myself.
What a wonderfully eclectic mix! I struggled too this week. I like the George de la Tour very much; the lighting is almost modern (I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like).
I especially like the bronze sculptures! This reminds me I have not enjoyed a game of chess for many many years. Don't know anyone who plays. Is it out of style? Interesting photos...
How interesting : that last painting has almost a modern feel about it : if I screw up my eyes I could just about imagine Picasso having painted it in his cubist period.
The De La Tour looks very modern but with a contemporary chiaroscuro effect. Will definitely have to check him out.
very interesting. What a great assortment. There is something very magical about seeing an ancient fresco of dice players.
a funny twist on an original idea. i love de la Tour's work, so modern, so fresh.
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since you've already seen my post, you know i didn't struggle to find something, merely to stop before it drove me nuts...
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HUGZ
I didn't realize chess was such an old game as to have been played in Egypt. And Alan is right, the de la Tour looks very modern. Thanks for sharing.
You Never See People Playing Board Games in England (not any waterproof ones?) Although,saying that, I did take a photo several years ago, of people playing a giant chessboard in Huddersfield.I must go and find it!!
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