![Willem Duyster - Two Men Playing Tric-trac, with a Woman Scoring [c.1625-30] by Gandalf's Gallery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uuMak218vvZ-HgNamTi6VmQlOO09IIF2cSNVklcT9PVGjCVcMqIWnpRc8JtCVEGZfwgADR4V9Df-xUDwPbOnCa0ftTFn3QcOJ8E_U3NroYuLXYghnRleRmpSxIKDj-AQ=s0-d)
Willem Duyster - Two Men Playing Tric-trac, with a Woman Scoring [c.1625-30], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.
The men are playing tric-trac (a form of backgammon), and a woman is scoring on the side of the board with a piece of chalk. It is not clear whether this is a simple scene from everyday life, or a representation of gambling as a symbol of idleness and mortality.
[Oil on oak, 41 x 67.6 cm]
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