Old Man with a Book, Old Man with His Hat on His Forehead, The Mathematician, Old Man with a Beard 1775

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo's "Old Man with a Book" is a set of four etchings depicting various views of an elderly man's face, likely a self-portrait. The etchings, created in 1775, showcase Tiepolo's masterful use of light and shadow to highlight the man's wrinkled features and long beard. The piece is a captivating example of 18th-century portraiture, exploring the beauty of aging and the intricacies of human expression through the medium of etching.