Bearded Man in a Fur Cap, Facing Left

c. 1645/1647

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Associated Names
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist, Italian, 1609 - 1664

The artwork depicts an elderly man in profile view, facing to the right. His facial features include a prominent nose, deep-set eyes, and a full beard. He has long hair flowing down his neck and shoulders, and wears a large textured hat and a garment with a fur-lined collar. The background is plain. Etchings in the top left corner may identify the subject or artist.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Florian Carr Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.2 × 14.7 cm (7 3/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.1 × 23.1 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/8 in.)
    framed: 40.01 × 32.39 cm (15 3/4 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.73.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 49

  • 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. 49 (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. 49

1982

  • Bellini, Paolo. L'opera incisa di Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. Milan, 1982:no. 42

2020

  • Bober, Jonathan. A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600-1750,Exh cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington: 192, no. 49.

Inscriptions

upper left in image: CASTILIONUS / GENOVESE

Wikidata ID

Q77007070

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