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One Hundred Horses | |
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Artist | Giuseppe Castiglione |
Year | 1728 |
Dimensions | 94.5 cm × 776 cm (37.2 in × 306 in) |
Location | National Palace Museum |
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Traditional Chinese | 百駿圖 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 百骏图 | ||||||
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One Hundred Horses ( Chinese: 百駿圖) is a Qing dynasty silk and ink painting by Giuseppe Castiglione. It was painted in 1728 for the Yongzheng emperor. The painting depicts a hundred horses in a variety of poses and activities, combining Western realism with traditional Chinese composition and brushwork. [1] Some of the horses are in a 'flying gallop' pose, which had not been done before by European painters. [2] The painting was executed using tempera on silk in the form of a Chinese handscroll. It was largely done in a European style in accordance with the rules of perspective, and with a consistent light source. However, the dramatic chiaroscuro shading typical of Baroque paintings is reduced and there are only traces of shadow under the hooves of the horses. [3]
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One Hundred Horses | |
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Artist | Giuseppe Castiglione |
Year | 1728 |
Dimensions | 94.5 cm × 776 cm (37.2 in × 306 in) |
Location | National Palace Museum |
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Traditional Chinese | 百駿圖 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 百骏图 | ||||||
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One Hundred Horses ( Chinese: 百駿圖) is a Qing dynasty silk and ink painting by Giuseppe Castiglione. It was painted in 1728 for the Yongzheng emperor. The painting depicts a hundred horses in a variety of poses and activities, combining Western realism with traditional Chinese composition and brushwork. [1] Some of the horses are in a 'flying gallop' pose, which had not been done before by European painters. [2] The painting was executed using tempera on silk in the form of a Chinese handscroll. It was largely done in a European style in accordance with the rules of perspective, and with a consistent light source. However, the dramatic chiaroscuro shading typical of Baroque paintings is reduced and there are only traces of shadow under the hooves of the horses. [3]