![]() His earliest surviving painting created in such style was from the first year of Yongzheng's reign in 1723. Castiglione adapted his European painting style to Chinese themes and taste. While in China, Castiglione took the name Lang Shining (郞世寧). He was assigned a few disciples, but was placed to work as an artisan in the palace enameling workshop. He was presented to the Kangxi Emperor who viewed his painting of a dog, another source said a bird was also painted on the spot on Kangxi's request. He stayed at a Jesuit church called St Joseph Mission or Eastern Hall ( Dong Tang) in Chinese. In August 1715, Castiglione arrived in Macau, China, and reached Beijing later in the year. He painted several panels in the chapel and a Circumcision of Jesus for the main altar of the same church. ![]() Francis Borgia in the Church of the novitiate, today the New Cathedral of Coimbra. In 1710, on the way to Lisbon, he passed through Coimbra where he stayed for several years to decorate the chapel of St. Castiglione was identified as a promising candidate and he accepted the post. In the early 18th century, Jesuits in China made a request for a painter to be sent to the imperial court in Beijing. In the late 17th century, a number of European Jesuit painters served in the Qing court of the Kangxi Emperor who was interested in employing European Jesuits trained in various fields, including painting. One of the earliest known paintings by Castiglione in China in a blend of Chinese and European styles, 1723 Paintings
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