Head of a Moor with a Turban

Martin Schongauer (in circa 1465 - 1490)

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This sheet belongs to a group of studies of oriental heads by Schongauer. Although he visited Spain, which was dominated by the Moors until 1492, he probably did not make these studies after live models but from his imagination based on types from Netherlandish paintings of the time. Schongauer used some of these studies of heads in his engravings.

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Title	Head of a Moor with a Turban
Material and technique	Pen and dark brown ink
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 111 mm Width 84 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Martin Schongauer
Accession number	MB 245 (PK)
Credits	From the estate of F.J.O. Boijmans, 1847
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1847
Creation date	in circa 1465 - 1490
Collector	Collector / F.J.O. Boijmans
Internal exhibitions	Van Pisanello tot Cézanne (1992) De Collectie Twee - wissel II, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009)
External exhibitions	Hans Holbein the Elder: The Grey Passion (2010)
Material	Brown ink > Ink > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Pen > Writing materials > Desk accessories > Work > Utensil Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Technique	Indenting > Indented > Drawing technique > Technique > Material and technique Indenting > Indented > Drawing technique > Technique > Material and technique
Geographical origin	Germany > Western Europe > Europe