Man with a Long Beard and Headdress, Facing Right

c. 1645/1647

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Associated Names
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist, Italian, 1609 - 1664

The image is an etching of a profile portrait of a man with a prominent beard and mustache, wearing an elaborate turban. The man has bold facial features, including a pronounced forehead, deep-set eyes, and a strong nose. He is facing to the right, and the background is plain. The turban has intricate detailing and a large plume or feather. There is a visible part of a draped collar around his neck, possibly indicating a richly folded garment or fur. The illustration is detailed with fine lines for texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Florian Carr Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.7 × 13.3 cm (7 3/8 × 5 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 32 × 23 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/16 in.)
    framed: 40.01 × 32.39 cm (15 3/4 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.73.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 48

  • Series Title

    The Six Oriental Heads

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2014 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2020

  • A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600-1750, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome, 2020, no. 48 (shown only in Washington, Washington venue canceled).

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821: no. 48

1982

  • Bellini, Paolo. L'opera incisa di Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. Milan, 1982: no. 41

2020

  • Bober, Jonathan. A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600-1750,Exh cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington: 192, no. 48.

Inscriptions

upper right in image: CASTILIONE

Wikidata ID

Q77007069

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