Young Man Wearing a Fur Headdress with a Headband, Facing Right
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
c. 1645/1647
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 11.1 x 8.1 cm (4 3/8 x 3 3/16 in.) sheet: 13.1 x 10.1 cm (5 3/16 x 4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift (Partial and Promised) of Vivian S. and Marc H. Brodsky
Accession Number
1996.32.1
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.