Castiglione, Giuseppe

1688–1766

Nationality: Duchy of Milan, Qing dynasty

Born: 1688, Milan

Died: 1766, Beijing

Gender: male

Movements

Western painting

realism

Occupations

printmaker

painter

architect

draftsperson

missionary

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Biography

He was an Italian painter, architect and Jesuit lay brother, active in Portugal and China. Castiglione is the only Western artist to be included in the Chinese imperial collections. Castiglione entered the Society of Jesus in 1707 and trained in Genoa and Portugal.

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