Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary and painter (died 1766)

Giuseppe Castiglione (Jesuit painter)

Jesuit missionary and court painter during the Qing dynasty

Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J., 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.