Gamesters

Wenceslaus Hollar after Hans Holbein the Younger after Abraham van Diepenbeeck

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a group of people around a table. Five figures are sitting around a table scattered with playing cards or notes, dice, and coins. In the upper part of the drawing, skeletal and demonic figures emerge from a window, creating an ominous presence over the seated individuals. The architecture surrounding them is ornate, with two figures akin to statues flanking the scene. Below them sit cherub-like figures, one holding an hourglass. Above the main window display, a skull is centrally placed between two reclining cherubs on an additional architectural element.