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Man in Oriental Dress

Creator

Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669) · 1606–1669

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Date: 1635
Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
Institution: Rijksmuseum

Rembrandt manipulated light in a highly personal way. Here, the man’s turban and the right side of his face are brilliantly illuminated, while the left side is in shadow. Character heads like this – they are not portraits – were extremely popular in the 17th century; early on, they were widely copied and imitated. They were known as ‘Turkish tronies’.

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