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	Castiglione, Guiseppe [Lang Shining; Lang Shih-ning] (b Milan, 19 July 1688; d Beijing, 16 July 1766). Italian painter, architect and Jesuit lay brother, active in Portugal and China. Castiglione is the only Western artist to be included in the Chinese imperial collections.
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	Castiglione, Giuseppe (1688-1766) Beijing, §2: Art life China, §XIII, 19(ii): Prints: Ming and after China, §XVI, 1: Court patronage Jesuit Order, §3(ii): Patronage: Decoration Jesuit Order, §4(i): Missions: Asia Qing dynasty patrons and collectors Qianlong teachers Pozzo, Andrea, §3: Vienna, 1703–9 works Chengde China, §V, 3(vii)(d): Figure painting: Qing and after

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