Games by Harry Brooker

The British artist Harry Brooker (1848-1940) represented several types of games.

O britânico Harry Brooker (1848-1940) representou vários tipos de jogos.

Harry Brooker (1848-1940)-‘a game of spinning tops’-oil on canvas-1895

Harry Brooker (1848-1940)-‘a game of cards’

Harry Brooker (1848-1940)-‘playing shops’

Harry Brooker (1848-1940)-‘the game of cricket’

Harry Brooker (1848-1940)-‘too old to play’

Games and work by Theodor Rombouts

The Flemish Theodor Rombouts (1597-1637) dedicated some of his painting themes to card games and work.

O flamengo Theodor Rombouts (1597-1637) dedicou aos jogos de cartas e ao trabalho alguns temas da sua pintura.

Theodor Rombouts (1597-1637)-‘card game’-oil on canvas-ca 1620    St Petersburg-Hermitage

Theodor Rombouts (1597-1637)-‘allegory of the five senses’-oil on canvas    Ghent-Museum voor Schone Kunsten

Theodor Rombouts (1597-1637)-‘the tooth-puller’-oil on canvas

Theodor Rombouts (1597-1637)-‘card and backgammon players. Fight over cards’-oil on canvas-(1620-1629)    Copenhagen. Statens Museum for Kunst

Theodor Rombouts (1597-1637)-‘the luth player’-oil on canvas-1620

Games by Lucas van Leyden

Besides engravings and paintings dedicated to motifs on the New Testament, Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533) left paintings depicting family games like chess and cards.

Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533), além de gravuras e pinturas dedicadas a temas do Novo Testamento, deixou pinturas com jogos familiares: xadrez e cartas.

Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533)-‘the game of chess’-oil on oak-ca 1598    Berlin-Gemäldegalerie

Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533)-‘card player’-oil on panel-ca 1510    Washington-National Gallery of Art

Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533)-‘card player’-oil on panel-ca 1525    Madrid-Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza  

Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533) card player’-oil on panel-ca 1515    Salisbury-Wilton House  

Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533)-’Fortune-teller with a fool’-oil on panel-ca 1510    Paris-Musée du Louvre

Games for children by Thomas Webster (1800-1886)

The English artist Thomas Webster (1800-1886) painted some of the most popular children's games of his time. Some of these games ended only because of the advent of technology that allows virtual images.

O Inglês Thomas Webster (1800-1886) pintou alguns dos jogos infantis mais em voga no seu tempo. Alguns deles só terminaram os seus dias com o advento da era tecnológica que permite imagens virtuais.

Thomas Webster (1800-1886)-'ring o' roses'-oil on panel-ca 1850   New Haven (Connecticut)-Yale Center for British Art

Thomas Webster (1800-1886)-'the playground'-oil on panel-1850   Private collection

Thomas Webster (1800-1886)-'sea-saw'- oil on panel-1849   Private collection

Thomas Webster (1800-1886)-'a school playground'-oil on canvas-1852   Private collection

Thomas Webster (1800-1886)-'foot ball'-colour lithograph

Children’s Games (Jogos de Crianças)

Due to technological evolution children's games suffered drastic changes in the second half of the 20th century. In the past young people created their games and sometimes made their own toys.


Devido à evolução tecnológica as brincadeiras das crianças sofreram profunda alteração na 2ª metade do séc. XX. No passado, os jovens criavam os seus jogos e, por vezes, os seus próprios brinquedos.

Hendrik Heyligers (1877-1967)-'the children playing with a toy farm'-oil on canvas

Albert Gustav Aristides Edelfelt (1854-1905)-'children playing on the shore'-oil on canvas

Charles Bertrand d'Entraygues (1851-1914)-'children playing'-oil on canvas

Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky (1839-1915)-'children playing'-oil on canvas

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618-1682)-'children playing dice'-oil on canvas'-1674