Qing Dynasty

Benevolent emperors and the height of literature and art

Velvet Textile for a Dragon Robe, 1700

16441912

Benevolent emperors and the height of literature and art

Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains

Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains

Wang Hui 王翚1662

Landscapes 8, 仿古山水圖

Landscapes 8, 仿古山水圖

Wang Hui 王翚1674-1677

Landscapes 9, 仿古山水圖

Landscapes 9, 仿古山水圖

Wang Hui 王翚1674-1677

Landscapes 10, 仿古山水圖

Landscapes 10, 仿古山水圖

Wang Hui 王翚1674-1677

Landscapes 1, 仿古山水圖

Landscapes 1, 仿古山水圖

Wang Hui 王翚1674-1677

Landscapes 2, 仿古山水圖

Landscapes 2, 仿古山水圖

Wang Hui 王翚1674-1677

Landscapes 3, 仿古山水圖

Landscapes 3, 仿古山水圖

Wang Hui 王翚1674-1677

Landscapes 4, 仿古山水圖

Landscapes 4, 仿古山水圖

Wang Hui 王翚1674-1677

Landscapes 5, 仿古山水圖

Landscapes 5, 仿古山水圖

Wang Hui 王翚1674-1677

Landscapes 6, 仿古山水圖

Landscapes 6, 仿古山水圖

Wang Hui 王翚1674-1677

Landscapes 7, 仿古山水圖

Landscapes 7, 仿古山水圖

Wang Hui 王翚1674-1677

Velvet Textile for a Dragon Robe

Velvet Textile for a Dragon Robe

Emperor Guan

Emperor Guan

Wang Hui 王翚

Wang Hui 王翚

An ambitious young artist unifies China's historical painting styles

One Hundred Horses

One Hundred Horses

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1728

One Hundred Horses — Detail 1

One Hundred Horses — Detail 1

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1728

One Hundred Horses — Detail 2

One Hundred Horses — Detail 2

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1728

One Hundred Horses — Detail 3

One Hundred Horses — Detail 3

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1728

One Hundred Horses — Detail 4

One Hundred Horses — Detail 4

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1728

One Hundred Horses — Detail 5

One Hundred Horses — Detail 5

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1728

Rank Badge with Silver Pheasant

Rank Badge with Silver Pheasant

Peacock Spreading Its Tail Feathers

Peacock Spreading Its Tail Feathers

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1758

The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour

The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1758

Portrait of Lady Hoja

Portrait of Lady Hoja

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1760

Portrait of Consort Chunhui

Portrait of Consort Chunhui

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1760

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧

A Jesuit missionary paints the emperor of China

Portraits of Emperor Qianlong, the Empress, and Eleven Imperial Consorts

Portraits of Emperor Qianlong, the Empress, and Eleven Imperial Consorts

Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1736-1770

Formal Collar

Formal Collar

Next movement: AcademicismAllegory, craft, and the unrelenting dictatorship of the Academy.

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