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Two celebrated and connected artworks, “The Cardsharps” and “The Cheat With the Ace of Clubs,” provide a tantalizing view into their artistic creation.
Every year, The Met adorns a Christmas tree with celestial figures and installs a crèche surrounded by a miniature 18th-century Italian village.
