Overcoming Vanitas, or Showing One’s Cards

Overcoming Vanitas, or Showing One’s Cards

In the article the painting Card Player Showing His Hand by T. Rombouts (17th c. Netherlands) is being interpreted. It is noticed that two existential manifestations may interact in this composition: the gambler’s and Vanitas. In the first part of this article, an analysis is made how Rombouts pres...

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Main Author: Vaiva Kubeckienė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2020-12-01
Series:Problemos
Subjects:
gamble
Vanitas
Theodor Rombouts
Arūnas Sverdiolas
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/problemos/article/view/21235
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spelling doaj-c84e8eb0da464caeaee8f07cb4fafb882021-02-03T10:37:13ZengVilnius University PressProblemos1392-11262424-61582020-12-0110.15388/Problemos.Priedas.20.9Overcoming Vanitas, or Showing One’s CardsVaiva Kubeckienė0Vilnius University, Lithuania In the article the painting Card Player Showing His Hand by T. Rombouts (17th c. Netherlands) is being interpreted. It is noticed that two existential manifestations may interact in this composition: the gambler’s and Vanitas. In the first part of this article, an analysis is made how Rombouts presents card play as a way of being and how he integrates it into the genre of Vanitas. In the second part the hypothesis, is it proven that the composition of the painting continues the theme of Vanitas and questions it at the same time. https://www.journals.vu.lt/problemos/article/view/21235gambleVanitasTheodor RomboutsArūnas Sverdiolas
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Overcoming Vanitas, or Showing One’s Cards
Problemos
gamble
Vanitas
Theodor Rombouts
Arūnas Sverdiolas
author_facet Vaiva Kubeckienė
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title Overcoming Vanitas, or Showing One’s Cards
title_short Overcoming Vanitas, or Showing One’s Cards
title_full Overcoming Vanitas, or Showing One’s Cards
title_fullStr Overcoming Vanitas, or Showing One’s Cards
title_full_unstemmed Overcoming Vanitas, or Showing One’s Cards
title_sort overcoming vanitas, or showing one’s cards
publisher Vilnius University Press
series Problemos
issn 1392-1126
2424-6158
publishDate 2020-12-01
description In the article the painting Card Player Showing His Hand by T. Rombouts (17th c. Netherlands) is being interpreted. It is noticed that two existential manifestations may interact in this composition: the gambler’s and Vanitas. In the first part of this article, an analysis is made how Rombouts presents card play as a way of being and how he integrates it into the genre of Vanitas. In the second part the hypothesis, is it proven that the composition of the painting continues the theme of Vanitas and questions it at the same time.
topic gamble
Vanitas
Theodor Rombouts
Arūnas Sverdiolas
url https://www.journals.vu.lt/problemos/article/view/21235
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