Reading the Letter
1921 · Musee Picasso, Paris
Two heavy young men press close together over a letter, and the intimacy is usually read as a memorial to Apollinaire.
★ 5.2
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The Cardsharps
1594 · Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
One boy has a card hidden behind his back and his older partner signals the count on his fingers. It got Caravaggio his first patron.
★ 6.8