This print shows a set of playing cards in three rows of eight. The top row consists of cards with a geometric pattern resembling curving ribbons or knots with sword-like handles on each end. The cards in the middle row contain a series of circular shapes, and those in the bottom row consist of crossed lines resembling rods or batons bound together in clusters. Each card has a different number of the different objects, ranging from two to nine. The paper of the print shows signs of aging, such as wear and discoloration on its off-white surface.
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Playing Cards

Italian 15th Century

15th century

Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 29.1 × 43.6 cm (11 7/16 × 17 3/16 in.)
Culture
Lombard
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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