Cities of Art - Naples
Striking views of Naples, photography by Cesare Gerolimetto, produced by Dal Negro.
Striking views of Naples with photography by Cesare Gerolimetto, a double deck from the “Cities of Art” series by Dal Negro. The jokers, aces, and court cards feature photographs of the city of Naples. The pip cards are standard cards.
Above: Striking views of Naples, photography by Cesare Gerolimetto, produced by Dal Negro. Double deck from the “Cities of Art” series.
By Matt Probert
Member since March 02, 2012
View ArticlesI have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.
Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.
Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.
I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.
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