2012/04/26

Baroque Painting

"A game of cards" by the Flemish Baroque painter Theodor Rombouts. A peaceful scene suggesting leisure.

2012/04/20

The Fifth Ace

Cover of an American Pulp. The man who held five aces. No wonder that the fifth is the ace of spades, meaning death.

2012/04/13

Gambling Femme Fatale

Rita Hayworth as a gambling femme fatale in the film "Gilda" (1946).

2012/04/07

Voltaire vs. the Pope

Voltaire is playing chess with the Pope and it looks like if he’s winning. One of the chess series by the German artist A. Paul Weber.