When referring to the painters in Qing Dynasty, Lang Shining is an indispensable master whose original name is Giuseppe Castiglione. Lang was an Italian and 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 Western and Chinese traditions, making far-reaching impact on Chinese imperialcourt decorative paintings.
說起有清一代的繪畫,郎世寧是個不可錯過的人物。他的作品就像他這個人一樣,跨越東西方文化,融匯東西方審美,創(chuàng)造出別具一格的中西合璧的新院體畫。endprint