# Boy with a Turban [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [SWEERTS, Michiel]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 76 x 62 cm ## Commentary This painting contains many reminiscences of Italian art, particularly in the idealization of the figure. It has been suggested that the painting is allegorical, the posy of flowers possibly referring to the sense of smell, in line with iconographical formulae for the five senses which became popular in the 17th century. The turban gives the sitter an exotic look, as does the melancholy gaze. Both elements contribute to the painting's enigmatic feel. ## Related artworks - [A Hunting Company Resting]() - [A Young Maidservant]() - [Portrait of a Boy]() - [Portrait of a Young Man]() - [Roman Wrestlers]() - [Self-Portrait]() - [Soldiers Playing Dice]() - [The Drawing Class]() - [The Great Laundry Day]() - [Young Artist Drawing Bernini's Neptune and Triton]() - [Young Man and the Procuress]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()