Fig. 2: Edited version of Theodor Rombouts, The Card Players, 17th cent., Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Collection KMSKA-Flemish Community. (IMAGE)

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Fig. 2: Edited version of Theodor Rombouts, The Card Players, 17th cent., Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Collection KMSKA-Flemish Community.

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Fig. 2: Edited version of Theodor Rombouts, The Card Players, 17th cent., Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Collection KMSKA-Flemish Community.

The pointing gesture of the mocking figure was removed. As a result, attention is no longer explicitly directed toward the naïve player and the possibly cheating old man, thereby reducing the emphasis on deceit and the dangers associated with games of chance.

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Edited version of: Theodoor Rombouts, The Card Players, inv.no. 358, photo: Hugo Maertens, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp - Collection Flemish Community (public domain)

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