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The image showcases an abstract composition with swirling and cross-hatched lines creating a dense texture. Some shapes hint at a human face with a possible hat or headdress, along with a feather-like silhouette. The lines suggest a voluminous beard or mane around the figure, evoking the image of a person draped in a textured costume.
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The image showcases an abstract composition with swirling and cross-hatched lines creating a dense texture. Some shapes hint at a human face with a possible hat or headdress, along with a feather-like silhouette. The lines suggest a voluminous beard or mane around the figure, evoking the image of a person draped in a textured costume.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bearded Man with Shadowed Face, Wearing a Scarf and a Plumed Hat

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Date
1645/1650
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.1 × 14.6 cm (7 1/8 × 5 3/4 in.) sheet: 31.6 × 23 cm (12 7/16 × 9 1/16 in.) framed: 40.01 × 32.39 cm (15 3/4 × 12 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2014.73.5
Credit line
Florian Carr Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Six Oriental Heads

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • fantasy
  • figure
Provenance

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

Inscription

upper left in image: CASTILIONE GENOVESE

NGA object ID 164706. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.