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Jean Denis Attiret (, 31 July 1702 – 8 December 1768) was a French Jesuit painter and missionary to Qing China.
Catholic Encyclopedia
* Jean-Denis Attiret
1749. 1702 births 1768 deaths People from Dole, Jura French sinologists 18th-century French Jesuits Jesuit missionaries in China Catholic painters 18th-century French painters French male painters French expatriates in China French Roman Catholic missionaries 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-18thC-stub
Jean Denis Attiret (, 31 July 1702 – 8 December 1768) was a French Jesuit painter and missionary to Qing China.
Early life
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and made himself a name as a portrait painter. While a Jesuit novice, he did paintings in the Cathedral of Avignon and the Sodality
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He went to China in 1737 and was given the title ''Painter to the Emperor'' by the Qianlong Emperor. Because the emperor insisted on the use of Chinese painting methods and styles, Attiret's painting eventually became entirely Chinese in style. Most of his works were paintings of natural subjects such as trees, fruit, fish and other animals done on glass or silk. But they also include portraits of members of the imperial family and court; altogether he is credited with at least 200 portraits.
Works
After successful military campaigns inCentral Asia
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, the Qianlong Emperor commissioned depictions of the battles. The work was carried out by four Jesuit artists, among them Attiret. The group produced 16 tableaux, which were engraved in France in 1774, six years after Attiret's death in Beijing
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See also
* Jesuit China missionsReferences
External links
Catholic Encyclopedia
* Jean-Denis Attiret
1749. 1702 births 1768 deaths People from Dole, Jura French sinologists 18th-century French Jesuits Jesuit missionaries in China Catholic painters 18th-century French painters French male painters French expatriates in China French Roman Catholic missionaries 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-18thC-stub