The Gamblers, David Teniers (II), 1610-1690. 1640 oil on panel × Belgian Belgium Flemish Two middle-class men and an officer are absorbed in their game. Two peasants look on. The man standing at the left is just about to throw the dice. Games of chance, involved money, were denounced from the pulpit. Yet here Teniers no he is simply recording the scene.

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