Lang Shining(Giuseppe Castiglione) chinese silk painting style

Giuseppe Castiglione, (Láng Shìníng) 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.

One of the bright examples of Chinese traditional silk painting.

The model was trained on the works of the artist.