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 portrait of a man with a thick beard and a large, bushy fur cap. His face is turned slightly away, and the lines of his cap and beard are drawn with loose, scratchy strokes. The paper has a textured look, like old paper. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in the grooves of the plate, creating a grainy, almost fuzzy effect. This isn’t a smooth painting—it’s more like a sketch pressed into metal. Next, look up etching to see how this process 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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