Old Man with a Turban

Prints and Drawings

n.d.

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Italian, 1609-1664

One of a set of sixteen small heads with “Oriental” headdresses, this plate has a spontaneous quality a depth of characterization that parallel some studies made at the same time by Rembrandt.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Title: Old Man with a Turban
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Artist's working dates 1636–1670
Medium: Etching on ivory paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 24.1 × 18.7 cm (9 1/2 × 7 3/8 in.); Plate: 11.1 × 8.1 cm (4 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Prints and Drawings Purchase Account
Reference Number: 1967.496
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