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Giuseppe Castiglione

1688 - 1766

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Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J. (simplified Chinese: 郎世宁; traditional Chinese: 郎世寧; pinyin: Láng Shìníng; 19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giuseppe Castiglione is the 416th most popular painter (down from 380th in 2019), the 1,278th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,192nd in 2019) and the 111th most popular Italian Painter.

Giuseppe Castiglione is most famous for his portrait of Elisabeth Farnese, the wife of Philip V of Spain.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Giuseppe Castiglione ranks 416 out of 2,023. Before him are Koloman Moser, Lorenzo Monaco, Michael Wolgemut, Federico Zuccari, Robert Rauschenberg, and Rachel Ruysch. After him are Adam Elsheimer, Bartholomeus Spranger, Fede Galizia, Salaì, Albert Anker, and Lyonel Feininger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1688, Giuseppe Castiglione ranks 9. Before him are Nader Shah, Emanuel Swedenborg, Gyeongjong of Joseon, Juraj Jánošík, Alexander Pope, and James Francis Edward Stuart. After him are Maria Luisa of Savoy, Pierre de Marivaux, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, Stede Bonnet, and Domenico Zipoli. Among people deceased in 1766, Giuseppe Castiglione ranks 8. Before him are Frederick V of Denmark, Elisabeth Farnese, James Francis Edward Stuart, Leopold Joseph von Daun, Johann Maria Farina, and Jean-Marc Nattier. After him are Thomas Abbt, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Marie Victoire de Noailles, Jean Astruc, Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, and Adrien Maurice de Noailles.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giuseppe Castiglione ranks 1,278 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Geminiani (1687), Lella Lombardi (1941), Angelo Schiavio (1905), Giovanni Sartori (1924), Gianpiero Combi (1902), and Mario Del Monaco (1915). After him are Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes (1267), Antipope Christopher (900), Fra Mauro (1385), Massimiliano Allegri (1967), Tommaso Buscetta (1928), and Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (1630).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Giuseppe Castiglione ranks 111. Before him are Melozzo da Forlì (1438), Palma Vecchio (1480), Giambattista Pittoni (1687), Domenico Veneziano (1410), Lorenzo Monaco (1370), and Federico Zuccari (1539). After him are Fede Galizia (1578), Carlo Levi (1902), Gino Severini (1883), Orcagna (1315), Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727), and Piero Manzoni (1933).

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