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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Old Man with a Turban

n.d.
Etching on ivory paper
24.1 × 18.7 cm (9.5 × 7.4 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

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.

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