Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Jogar bilhar (the billiard game)

Aparece mencionado nas 'Confissões' de Santo Agostinho e na tragédia 'Antonio e Cleópatra' de William Shakespeare. Este jogo, também chamado bilhar francês, necessita vários utensílios: uma mesa sem buracos, coberta de pano verde e bordas elásticas denominadas tabelas; duas bolas brancas e uma vermelha (no passado de marfim, actualmente sintéticas); tacos de madeira. Os jogadores empurram uma das bolas brancas que deve carambolar nas outras duas, com utilização de uma ou três tabelas. Esteve muito em voga no séc XIX e I metade do séc. XX. Havia mesas em clubes recreativos, cafés e salas destinadas exclusivamente a este jogo de perícia.

Appears mentioned in the 'Confessions' of St. Augustine and tragedy' Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. This game, also called French Billiards need several tools: a table without holes, covered with green cloth and elastic edges called tables, two white balls and one red (the month of ivory, now synthetic); parquet. The players push a cue balls that should carom in the other two, using one or three tables. Was very much in vogue in the nineteenth century, and I half 20th century. There were tables in recreational clubs, cafés and rooms intended solely for this game of skill.

Vincent Willem van Gogh (1858-1890)-'the night cafe in the Place Lamartine in Arles'-oil on canvas-ca 1889 New Haven (Connecticut)-Yale University Art Gallery

Jean Beraud (1849-1935)-'the billiard game'-oil on panel Private collection

Eugène-Henri-Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)-''the night café at Arles (portrait of Mme Ginoux)'-oil on canvas-1888 Moscow-Pushkin Museum

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (1843-1917)-'the billiard room at Menil-Hubert'-oil on canvas-1892

Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (1699-1779)-'game of billiards'-oil on canvas-(1721-1725) Paris-Musée Carnavalet

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