Cardplayers: three men, two seated one standing before a spread of cards on a table
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 15/16 × 12 13/16 in. (43 × 32.5 cm) Plate: 4 5/16 × 6 7/16 in. (11 × 16.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Junius S. Morgan
Accession Number
23.106.24
Tags
Art Historical Context
Mariano Fortuny’s 1867 etching captures a quiet moment of leisure among three men gathered around a card table. Two figures sit intently focused on their hands while a third stands observing the play, their poses conveying both concentration and camaraderie. Created during Fortuny’s mature period, the print reflects the Spanish artist’s interest in everyday genre scenes, rendered with the precision and lively touch that characterized his work across paintings, watercolors, and prints. Etching was a favored medium for Fortuny, allowing him to achieve delicate lines and subtle tonal effects thr...
About the Artist
Mariano Fortuny, 1838–1874 (Spanish) · 1838 –1874
Spanish, 1838–1874