Giuseppe Castiglione

Place: Milan

Born: 1688

Death: 1766

Biography:

Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J. (simplified Chinese: 郎世宁 traditional Chinese: 郎世寧 pinyin: Lángshìníng) (19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), was an Italian Jesuit brother and a missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three emperors – the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors. He painted in a style that is a fusion of Europe...