Caption

Solitaire - cards from the first two years of the European War, Tanski, Czeslaw (1862-1942), illustrator; playing cards, collectible stamps, games; Poland, World War I (1914-1918). The album 'Patience' consists of 53 playing cards with depictions related to World War I. The cards symbolically depict the countries participating in the war: their rulers, the commanders-in-chief of the individual armies, as well as warfare and its effects, such as the spraying of poison gas, soldiers manning anti-aircraft guns, the migration of displaced persons, and a field hospital set up in a church. The individual card suits correspond to the different powers: spades refer to Germany and Austria-Hungary, hearts represent France and Belgium, clubs symbolize Great Britain, and diamonds represent Russia. The last card in the deck is devoid of any suits, and therefore of any associations with the warring powers. It is an allegory of Peace – a woman in a white dress holding a branch in her hand, smashing a cannon with a hammer. 1916–1917, Warsaw; drawing, album; height 32.6 cm, width 44 cm, thickness 3.5 cm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A74_371

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Rights managed

Available size

50.2Mb (4.6Mb) / 17.0in x 11.5in / 5085 x 3452 (300dpi)

Keywords

Solitaire - cards first two years European War Tanski Czeslaw 1862-1942 illustrator playing cards collectible stamps games Poland World War I 1914-1918 album Patience consists 53 playing cards depictions related cards symbolically depict countries participating war rulers commanders-in-chief individual armies well warfare effects spraying poison gas soldiers manning anti-aircraft guns migration displaced persons field hospital set up church individual card suits correspond different powers spades refer Germany Austria-Hungary hearts represent France Belgium clubs symbolize Great Britain diamonds represent Russia last card deck devoid any suits any associations warring powers allegory Peace – woman white dress holding branch hand smashing cannon hammer 1916–1917 Warsaw drawing height 32.6 cm width 44 cm thickness 3.5 cm open accordion-style book displayed smooth gray surface pale beige cover inner pages leftmost panel cursive marks green small printed marks darker shades inner panels grid illustrated cards mounted pages featuring small detailed watercolor-style portraits scenes visible red black shapes colors cream gray blue red brown muted green edges book thin slightly darker background neutral gray gradient.