Tric-trac Players by Candlelight, Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1631 - 1634
etching, h 152mm × w 134mm More details
Van Vliet – a contemporary and pupil of Rembrandt – often made etchings after his master, but this is his own invention. In a dark interior with a canopy bed, figures are playing tric-trac, a board game similar to today’s backgammon. Light plays a dazzling role, silhouetting the man masking the candlelight, which illuminates the player at left and the two spectators at right.
