One of a set of sixteen small heads with "Oriental" headdresses, this plate has a spontaneous quality a depth of characterization that parallel some studies made at the same time by Rembrandt.
The Creation of Adam
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Italian, 1609-1664
A Pagan Sacrifice
Circe with Companions of Ulysses Changed into Animals
Diogenes Seeking an Honest Man