The Fourth Oriental Head
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch
Not on view
This is the last of the four heads that Rembrandt etched in 1635 after works by Jan Lievens. This version of the young man in a velvet beret stays close to that of Lievens, though small details, such as the dark locks of hair behind the subject’s profile, lend a greater sense of depth to the composition, as do the swiftly added etched lines that create shadow in the lower right corner.
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