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.
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Afghan Four Steeds
Giuseppe Castiglione · 1763
National Palace Museum
Ten Prized Dogs
Giuseppe Castiglione
National Palace Museum
One Hundred Horses
Giuseppe Castiglione · 1728
National Palace Museum
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
Works worth knowing
2 of Giuseppe Castiglione's works, and what makes each one worth a look.
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.
Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts
Giuseppe Castiglione
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Noble Lady Shun (3 January 1748, 9 September 1790), of the Manchu Niohuru clan, was a consort of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Noble Lady Shun was born in the Manchu Niohuru clan. Her personal name is unknown.
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