Giuseppe Castiglione (Jesuit painter)
Jesuit missionary and court painter during the Qing dynasty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J. (simplified Chinese: 郞世宁; traditional Chinese: 郞世寧; pinyin: Láng Shìníng; 19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), 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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Born | (1688-07-19)19 July 1688 |
Died | 17 July 1766(1766-07-17) (aged 77) |
Nationality | Italian |
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