Keywords: Card Players Lucas van Leyden, 1525..jpg en Oil on panel - 1525 Lucan van Leyden Nederlandish Painter Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Madrid http //ec-dejavu ru/p/play_6 html creator Lucas van Leyden 1525-01-01 It is assumed that the subject of the painting may not be the obvious one of card players but may in fact refer to a secret political alliance at the highest level In this case the figure on the left would be Emperor Charles V and on the right Cardinal Wolsey and both would be entering into a secret agreement between Spain and England against Francis I of France The woman in the centre would be Margaret of Austria sister of Charles V and regent of the Netherlands PD-old-100 Paintings by Lucas van Leyden People playing card games in art Paintings in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum 1525 paintings |