The shining inheritance : Italian painters at the Qing court, 1699-1812 /

The shining inheritance : Italian painters at the Qing court, 1699-1812 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Musillo, Marco (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Imprint:	Los Angeles : Getty Research Institute, [2016]
Subjects:	Gherardini, Giovanni Battista, > 1655-approximately 1723. Castiglione, Giuseppe, > 1688-1766. Panzi, Giuseppe, > 1734-1812. Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912 Painting, Chinese > Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912. Painting, Chinese. Painting, Chinese > Ming-Qing dynasties. Painting, Chinese > European influences. Art, European > Chinese influences. East and West in art. Jesuit artists > China > History. Painters > Italy > Biography. Painters. Jesuit artists. History. Italy. China. Biographies.

Table of Contents:

Missionary encounters and artistic deceptions
Amateurs
Professionals
The Italian professional painting training
The painter's modular mind
Castiglione's Italian training and Beijing production
Managing perspectives
Spaces to walk, paintings to touch
Lyrical landscapes
Consecrating mermaids, erasing shadows: forgotten dialogues between China and Italy.