Venezia header: Piazza San Marco - Riva degli Schiavoni

GIOCHI DI CARTE

Card Games, the eternal seduction

Venitians are well known for their love for gambling.

Here is a Carnival scene taken from one of Carlo Goldoni's comedies: "Le Donne Gelose" (the Jealous Women).

Typical representation of a reunion in late 18th century, everybody wearing a mask, most often the typical bauta mask, engaged in a conversation, playing cards, and on goes the eternal game of seduction.

Engraving by Giovanni de Pian: highlights from Carlo Goldoni's play "Le Donne Gelose" - 1791
Giovanni de Pian:
highlights from Carlo Goldoni's play "Le Donne Gelose" - (1791)

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