Late 18th Century Chinese Painting on Silk, Giuseppe Castiglione, Lang Shining

  

This is a truly stunning and exceptionally fine oil painting on silk. It is unsigned but undoubtedly done in the manner of Giuseppe Castiglione, known in China as Lang Shining.

It was probably cut down at some point. The silk has been attached to board. I'm told this is done for conservation purposes. Period: Late 18th to beginning of the 19th century.

Size: 115cm x 76cm (total with passe-partout), and 90cm x 60cm the painting alone. Giuseppe Castiglione, also known as Lang Shining , was born on July 19, 1688, in the central San Marcellino district of Milan, Italy, the site of a renowned Botteghe degli Stampator painting studio. As a youth, Castiglione learned to paint from Carlo Cornara at the studio, and he also came under the influence of the famous painter Andrea Pozzo, a member of the Society of Jesus at Trento. In 1707, at the age of 19, Castiglione formally entered the Society and traveled to the prosperous city of Genoa for further training. By this time, he had already achieved some repute as a painter and was invited to do wall paintings at Jesuit churches.

At the age of 27, he received instructions to go to China, and, on the journey, did wall paintings in Jesuit churches in Coimbra (Portugal) and Macao. Castigliones style was based on the emphasis on color, perspective, and light found in Italian Renaissance art. In China, where Castiglione went by the Chinese name Lang Shining, he came to the attention of the Qianlong emperor r. 17361795 and served as an artist for the court.

Castiglione eventually became a respected painter and earned the appreciation of the Qianlong emperor, which was a considerable honor for a foreign artist at the time. Following the taste and tradition of painting in China, Castiglione was able to forge a new style that combined elements with his Western training in art. His paintings were done with Chinese materials but often incorporate Western techniques of shading and atmospheric perspective, imparting a sense of realism to the native themes. WITH SIGNATURE OF LANG SHINING (20TH CENTURY).

Price realised HKD 1,720,000. A CHINESE WALL PAPER FRAGMENT, 18TH CENTURY. The item "Late 18th Century Chinese Painting on Silk, Giuseppe Castiglione, Lang Shining" is in sale since Saturday, February 23, 2019.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Paintings & Scrolls". The seller is "sacred-arts" and is located in Mazamet. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Region of Origin: China
2. Age: Pre-1800
3. Primary Material: Silk & Fabric
4. Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
5. Type: Painting, Scroll & Print