Bearded Man with Shadowed Face, Wearing a Scarf and a Plumed Hat
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
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
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1996.113.2
About the Artist
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione · 1609–1664
Versatile and eclectic artist open to foreign influence which was unusual for an Italian artist of his time. Some of his best-known works are somewhat fantastical. He was court painter at Mantua from 1648. Comment on works: Religious; Landscapes; Animals; Mythology.