Bust of a Man in a Turban

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Bust of a Man in a Turban

c. 1628-1650

Circle of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

This small panel depicts figures wearing Persian-influenced costumes. Not a portrait of an individual, this is instead a character type belonging to a genre that art historians have come to call the tronie, after the Dutch word for “head.” Rembrandt and his contemporary Jan Lievens (Dutch, 1607–1674) were instrumental in creating a market for tronies, especially those that featured exotically garbed Oriental subjects.

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Object Details

Title:

Bust of a Man in a Turban

Date:

c. 1628-1650

Artist:

Circle of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

Medium:

Oil on panel

Dimensions:

6 13/16 x 5 1/4 inches (17.3 x 13.3 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 473

Geography:

Made in Netherlands, Europe

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