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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2026 · 15 MIN

One Hundred Horses: An Italian Master in Imperial China

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Today, we’ll talk about the Italian Jesuit painter Giuseppe Castiglione, who crossed cultural boundaries to serve three Qing emperors and created a groundbreaking fusion of European realism and Chinese court painting, most famously represented by his masterpiece One Hundred Horses.

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