The Card Players
- Artist
- Pieter de Hooch
- Date
- c.1664
- Style
- Baroque
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Louvre
"The Card Players," a c. 1663–1665 canvas by Dutch artist Pieter de Hooch, exemplifies Baroque aesthetics through its intimate scene set within a rich interior. This genre painting depicts two figures deeply engaged in playing cards, capturing everyday life with meticulous detail. Executed in oil paint, the work showcases de Hooch's masterful use of light and perspective. Now housed in the Louvre, which acquired it in 1801, the painting reflects the artist's early style during his Amsterdam period.
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