Head of a Young Man in a Feathered Hat (so-called Self-Portrait)
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1646
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1646
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a young man with a serious expression. His curly hair and beard frame a sharp face, and he wears a hat with feathers poking out from under it. The lines are rough and scratchy, almost like quick scribbles. The artist signed it with a name that sounds Italian, and the paper looks old and textured. This kind of drawing was made by pressing ink through carved lines into paper. Try looking up etching to see how this technique works.
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