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This curious image by Stefano della Bella depicts an unnamed Sultana covered in lavish jewelry. Her facial features are extremely generic, and give no indication of ethnicity or individuality. Her large turban is covered in jewels, and topped with a…

This etching was created by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (the son of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo) in the late 18th century, firmly rooted in earlier Baroque examples (such as Catiglione's). Like Castiglione's figures, this man wear a loose turban and a…

Stefano della Bella's etching Two Turks in Turbans reveals the distillation of Oriental costume into simple turbans. The title identifies the two men as Turks, yet without their turbans, they could just as easily become Western Europeans. Created…

This etching was created by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo as part of a series currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The man in the etching wears a loose turban and a large cloaked garment. As he turns away from the audience, his…

This drawing by Stefano della Bella reveals the artist's intimate interest in the turbaned figure. The small drawing was probably not intended for widespread publich consumption, thus we may assume that della Bella's fascination with the Orient was…

Salvator Rosa's anonymous warrior is a Baroque drawing of an Oriental figure, whose ethnicity is indicated by his attire alone. The loosely wound toga asserts a primitive quality of the man, who apparently is not interested in dressing himself in…

Veneziano's Portrait of Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha explicitly details the intricate costume worn by this powerful Ottoman ruler. Because Veneziano's portrait was commissioned by the Pasha, the nature of this print is extremely different from…

This print is part of Durer's Apocalypse series, which depicts scenes from the book of Revelations. Throughout the series, Durer depicted turbaned figures as the sinners, the bringers of the Apocalypse. Oriental costume becomes synonymous with sin…