A science fiction cover of 1957. A sexy woman is gambling with death probably, and it looks like if she’s loosing.
2011/12/28
Science Fiction Games
A science fiction cover of 1957. A sexy woman is gambling with death probably, and it looks like if she’s loosing.
2011/12/18
Soldiers Pleasure
Soldiers Playing Dice on a Drum. A typical baroque painting by the Flemish artist Michiel Sweerts. It’s a kind of peaceful scene, the arms are laid aside and the war drum is used for gambling.
2011/12/10
Casino Royale
Cover of "Casino Royale" first James Bond novel by Ian Fleming. There is the Nine of Hearts, with whichBond wins the game, but also has the meaning of fortune, love and victory.
2011/12/04
Soldiers Karma
An etching by the famous Swiss artist Urs Graf. "All my money lost with gambling" is written upon the sword of this 16th century mercenary.
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