# Man in Oriental Dress

- By: Rembrandt van Rijn (Leiden, 1606–1669)
- Date: 1635
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 72 cm x width 54.5 cm
- Credit line: Gift of Mr and Mrs Kessler-Hülsmann, Kapelle op den Bosch
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3340--7aaadc1f26ec652044aa6e1150576fd6)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/VzuFK/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Rembrandt manipulated light in a highly personal way. Here, the man’s turban and the right side of his face are brilliantly illuminated, while the left side is in shadow. Character heads like this – they are not portraits – were extremely popular in the 17th century; early on, they were widely copied and imitated. They were known as ‘Turkish tronies’.