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I got 99 problems but my turban ain't one

Picture of the Day: Why is this man wearing a turban?

July 26, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Teju Cole, in The New Inquiry, asks of the above painting (which predates Sikhism): Why is this man wearing a turban? The gray-eyed gaze of the man in the painting is a dare. Show me who’s done it better, he seems to say. Didn’t think so, he adds. I am not well-versed in analyzing works of art. However, it does appear that the man in the painting is also making another statement:

Categories: Art, Picture of the Day • Tags: Jan van Eyck, Man in Turban, Teju Cole, The New Inquiry

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