![Emperor Qianlong by Charles Eloi Asselin 1743 1805 after Giuseppe Panzi](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Emperor_Qianlong_by_Charles_Eloi_Asselin_1743_1805_after_Giuseppe_Panzi.jpg)
Giuseppe Panzi (潘廷章、1734–before 1812) was a
Jesuit
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painter of the 18th and early 19th century, who worked in the service of the
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t ...
of China. He was the last of the Western painters who worked for the Qianlong Emperor, together with Father
Louis Antoine de Poirot (1735–1813). Giuseppe Panzi arrived in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
in 1773, where the two painters replaced the more famous father
Giuseppe Castiglione and
Jean-Denis Attiret
Jean Denis Attiret (, 31 July 1702 – 8 December 1768) was a French Jesuit painter and missionary to Qing China.
Early life
Attiret was born in Dole, France. He studied art in Rome and made himself a name as a portrait painter. While ...
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See also
*Jesuit China missions
The history of the missions of the Jesuits in China is part of the history of relations between China and the Western world. The missionary efforts and other work of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, between the 16th and 17th century played a si ...
Notes
References
Lorry Swerts, Mon Van Genechten, Koen De Ridder, ''Mon Van Genechten (1903-1974): Flemish Missionary and Chinese Painter : Inculturation of Chinese Christian Art'', Leuven University Press, 2002
18th-century Italian Jesuits
1734 births
19th-century deaths
18th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
19th-century Italian painters
19th-century Italian male artists
18th-century Italian male artists
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