One Hundred Horses

An Italian Jesuit serving the Qing court, Castiglione blended European perspective and modeling with the Chinese handscroll. Horses graze, swim and frolic across the long composition.

One Hundred Horses

Giuseppe Castiglione

  • Date1728
  • MovementChinese painting
  • WhereNational Palace Museum, Taipei
  • RegionEast Asia · China