The Fourth Oriental Head is a 1635 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man’s head turned slightly away, his face serious and bearded. He wears a wide-brimmed hat pulled low, and his collar is turned up. The lines are rough and scratchy, like the artist was drawing fast. This is an etching, a printmaking method where the artist carves into metal. The marks are dark but uneven, giving it a raw, almost sketchy feel. Next, check out etching to see how this technique works.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.
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