Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1646
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Young Man Wearing a Fur Headdress with a Headband, Facing Right is a 1646 ink by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, a Baroque work, depicting Chignon, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a young man wearing a fur headdress with a headband, facing right. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The etching technique used to create this image is interesting because it allows for a lot of detail and texture, which is evident in the fur headdress and the folds of the young man's clothing. You can learn more about this technique by looking into etching.
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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