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The Villa Torlonia, from the original painting by Joseph Castiglione in the collection of Mrs. A. T. Stewart, New York
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The Villa Torlonia, from the original painting by Joseph Castiglione in the collection of Mrs. A. T. Stewart, New York

Medium

Wood engraving

Dimensions

Image: 7 9/16 × 12 1/16 in. (19.2 × 30.7 cm) Sheet: 11 5/8 × 16 7/8 in. (29.5 × 42.9 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Ellen Robinson, 1960

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Giuseppe Castiglione

1688–1766Duchy of MilanQing dynasty

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.