The Game of Skittles (Allegory of Fortune?) by Jacob Duck

Men in period dress play skittles on a dune path under a stormy sky, with sailing ships on the sea behind them.

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The Game of Skittles (Allegory of Fortune?), Jacob Duck (1635), Detroit Institute of Arts. Via artnap.com

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A group of men in seventeenth-century dress gather on a sandy dune path to play skittles, with one figure bowling toward the wooden pins while others watch and gesture. A stormy sky with dark clouds hangs over a sea where sailing ships are visible on the horizon. This painting by Jacob Duck is dated 1635 and is held by the Detroit Institute of Arts.

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Date

1635

Medium

Painting

Museum

Detroit Institute of Arts

License

Public domain