Afghan Four Steeds
Giuseppe Castiglione · 1763
Giuseppe Castiglione
Italian · 1688–1766
Giuseppe Castiglione S.J., was an Italian Jesuit brother and missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three Qing emperors – the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors. He painted in a style that is a fusion of European and Chinese traditions.
Known works
Ten Prized Dogs
Giuseppe Castiglione
National Palace Museum
One Hundred Horses
Giuseppe Castiglione · 1728
National Palace Museum
One Hundred Horses is a 7.76 meters wide Qing dynasty silk and ink painting by Giuseppe Castiglione, known in China by his adopted name Lang Shining (郎世寧). It was painted in 1728 for the Yongzheng emperor. It is currently held in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei; a sketch of the scroll, created around 1723 to 1725, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Ayusi Sweeping Bandits with a Lance
Giuseppe Castiglione · 1755
National Palace Museum
Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts
Giuseppe Castiglione
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Ten Steeds
Giuseppe Castiglione
National Palace Museum
Sources
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