Hoofd van oude man met tulband, van twee jongemannen en van twee kinderen 1620 - 1664

"Hoofd van oude man met tulband, van twee jongemannen en van twee kinderen," (Head of an old man with a turban, of two young men and of two children) is an etching by the Italian artist Stefano della Bella, dating from 1620 to 1664. This work, currently located in the Rijksmuseum, is a study of human faces. It consists of five different heads, each presented in a different position. The piece provides an intimate look at della Bella's techniques of capturing expressions and detail with fine lines. These types of studies were popular during the 17th century as artists practiced their ability to render the human form.