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A work made of etching on ivory paper.

Old Man with a Turban

n.d.

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Italian, 1609-1664

Italy

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.

Etching on ivory paper

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