Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1646
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Bearded Man in a Fur Cap, Facing Left is a 1646 ink by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of a man’s face and shoulders. His beard is thick, and his hair is wild and curly under a fur cap. The lines are scratchy and uneven, giving it a rough look. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in the grooves of the metal plate, creating texture. This is called etching. Look up etching to see how it works.
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (baptized 23 March 1609 – 5 May 1664) was an Italian Baroque painter, printmaker and draftsman, of the Genoese school.
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