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Head of an Oriental

Head of an Oriental

1600s
(Dutch, 1607–1674)
Netherlands
etching
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1921.173
Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein XI.34.35
Location: not on view

Description

As Europeans more actively engaged in sea travel and trade in the 1600s, references to distant locales became popular among artists. This is one of a series of head studies of men in Turkish costume created by Jan Lievens in the 1630s. He sketched this bearded, turbaned man loosely but with precise details, such as the paisley pattern, a traditional Persian design, on his scarf. While making this print, Lievens shared a studio with Rembrandt, and the artists’ shared a mutual emphasis on sketching freely with an etching needle.
  • Paul Davidsohn, Grunewald-Berlin
    Earl of Aylesford, London and Packington Hall, Warwickshire
    Wilhelm Eduard Drugulin, Leipzig
    D. U
    Unidentified mark, probably German
    Paul Davidsohn, Grunewald-Berlin; Earl of Aylesford, London and Packington Hall, Warwickshire; Wilhelm Eduard Drugulin, Leipzig; D. U.; Unidentified mark, probably German
  • A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 22, 2019).
    Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
    Prints by Rembrandt and His Circle. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 24-May 25, 1984).
    The Print Club of Cleveland, 1919 - 1969: Fifty Years in Review. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 14-March 31, 1970).
  • {{cite web|title=Head of an Oriental|url=false|author=Jan Lievens|year=1600s|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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