Head of a sleeping old man, Large study of heads with Oriental headgear, print, A sleeping old man with a beard and a kippah on his head. Print from a series of six., printmaker: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Italy, 1645 - 1650, paper, etching, height 182 mm x width 152 mm, This series of heads with Oriental headgear is inspired by similar etchings by Rembrandt and Lievens. An ink fingerprint is visible in the lower right corner., sleeping, unconsciousness, head (human), head-gear (KEEPPEL), A detailed pen-and-ink drawing of an elderly man shown in profile with his head bowed, featuring closely rendered hair and a long flowing beard made of fine, overlapping hatch lines, a prominent forehead with textured wrinkles, a defined nose and closed eyes, a rounded ear partially obscured by hair, and dense cross-hatching creating shadow and form against a pale, textured background.
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Head of a sleeping old man, Large study of heads with Oriental headgear, print, A sleeping old man with a beard and a kippah on his head. Print from a series of six., printmaker: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Italy, 1645 - 1650, paper, etching, height 182 mm x width 152 mm, This series of heads with Oriental headgear is inspired by similar etchings by Rembrandt and Lievens. An ink fingerprint is visible in the lower right corner., sleeping, unconsciousness, head (human), head-gear (KEEPPEL), A detailed pen-and-ink drawing of an elderly man shown in profile with his head bowed, featuring closely rendered hair and a long flowing beard made of fine, overlapping hatch lines, a prominent forehead with textured wrinkles, a defined nose and closed eyes, a rounded ear partially obscured by hair, and dense cross-hatching creating shadow and form against a pale, textured background.

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Head sleeping old man Large study heads Oriental headgear print beard kippah head Print series six printmaker Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Italy 1645 - 1650 paper etching height 182 mm x width 152 mm inspired etchings Rembrandt Lievens ink fingerprint visible lower right corner sleeping unconsciousness human head-gear Keeppel detailed pen- -ink drawing elderly man shown profile head bowed featuring closely rendered hair long flowing fine overlapping hatch lines prominent forehead textured wrinkles defined nose closed eyes rounded ear partially obscured dense cross-hatching creating shadow form pale textured background

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