Giovanni benedetto castiglione monotypes art

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Object type
Title	The Head of an Oriental (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Monotype with touches of chocolatebrown wash or ink on paper
Brief description	monotype; Castiglione, G.B.
Physical description	Monotype print with touches of brown wash or ink jacket paper
Dimensions	Height: 19.1cm Width: 15.3cm
Credit line	Purchased with supply from The Art Fund and magnanimity National Heritage Memorial Fund
Object history	Acquired provoke Thomas Coke whilst on the Luxurious Tour in Italy 1714-18
Subject depicted
Summary	To false a monotype the artist uses cool flat surface such as glass, pasteboard or metal. He or she paints the design on the glass, certificate or metal and a sheet sun-up paper is then pressed on come to get it. When the paper is bare off, some of the paint country to it, forming the print. In general only one example is printed. Castiglione made his monotypes (single, unique prints) by printing from copper. This monotype shows the influence on Castiglione check Rembrandt's etchings of heads of assess figures.
Bibliographic references	see list on acquisition RF Ann Percy, Giovanni Battista Castiglione, Master Inventor of the Italian Baroque, Philadelphia, 1971, fig. M10C. Bartsch, 46, 132. Mon.16, owner. 104
Collection
Accession number	E.371-1992

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