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The image shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a person facing slightly towards the left with their head tilted. The facial features are obscured by detailed etching, with the eyes and mouth faintly discernible. The individual wears a large, feathered hat dominating the upper part of the image, and extended hair or material adds to the texture. They have a shawl or cloth around their neck, with no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain, with the inscriptions "Castiglione" and "Genovese" in the upper left corner.
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The image shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a person facing slightly towards the left with their head tilted. The facial features are obscured by detailed etching, with the eyes and mouth faintly discernible. The individual wears a large, feathered hat dominating the upper part of the image, and extended hair or material adds to the texture. They have a shawl or cloth around their neck, with no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain, with the inscriptions "Castiglione" and "Genovese" in the upper left corner.

National Gallery of Art · Print

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

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Date
c. 1645/1647
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 18 x 14.7 cm (7 1/16 x 5 13/16 in.) sheet: 18.2 x 15 cm (7 3/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1996.113.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • Genoese
  • male
  • figure
  • Head
  • Fur Cap
Provenance

(Sale, London, Christie's, 27 June 1996, lot 55); purchased (via Artemis) by NGA, 1996.

Inscription

upper left in plate: CASTILIONE / GENOVESE; by later hand, on mount, lower right in graphite: No. 13

NGA object ID 96639. 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.