Horse and Landscape
Medium
Album leaf; color on silk
Dimensions
12 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (32.4 x 28.6 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.84
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate album leaf, *Horse and Landscape*, hails from China's Qing dynasty (16441911), a period of artistic refinement at the imperial court. Attributed to either an unidentified artist or the renowned Giuseppe Castiglione (known as Shining in China), it exemplifies the fusion of traditions. Castiglione, an Italian Jesuit missionary, served as a court painter, blending European realism—such as perspective and shading—with classical Chinese ink and color techniques. Rendered in vibrant colors on silk, the 12¾ × 11¼-inch painting captures a majestic horse amid a serene landscape, inviting ...