Young Man with His Head Lowered, Wearing a Turban, Facing Left

Series TitleSmall Heads in Oriental Headdress

Artist Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Il Benedetto (Italian, 1609 - 1664)

Dateca. 1645-1650, printed 19th century

MediumEtching

DimensionsSheet: 4 11/16 × 3 7/16 inches (11.9 × 8.7 cm)
Framed: 15 × 11 7/8 × 5/8 inches (38.1 × 30.16 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bloch

Object number2025.50

On View

Not on view

Terms

DescriptionThis etching depicts a young man seen in three-quarter view and turned to the left. His head is bowed and covered with a turban. His face is entirely shadowed. Castiglione's signature appears in the top left corner of the sheet.Provenance

Provenance

Robert L. Bloch (b. 1952), Mission Hills, KS, by July 8, 2025 [1];

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

NOTES:

[1] According to correspondence with Aimee Marcereau DeGalan in July 2025, Robert Bloch purchased the print 'many years ago.' No further provenance information is provided.

Published References

Adam von Bartsch, Le Peintre Graveur, Volume 21 (Vienna: Mechetti, 1821), 30, n. 42, (not reproduced).

Paolo Bellini, L'Opera Incisa di Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Milan: Ripartizione Cultura e Spettacolo, 1982), 123-124, n. 33, (repro.).

Walter L. Strauss and Paolo Bellini, The Illustrated Bartsch, Volume 46 (New York: Abaris Books, 1985), 48, n. 42, (repro.).

Walter L. Strauss and Paolo Bellini, The Illustrated Bartsch, Volume 46, Commentary (New York: Abaris Books, 1985), 55, n.0.42 S2, (not reproduced).

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