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Imperial Chinese Court Art & Portraiture - Emperors, Ancestors & Jesuits

Type:Talk

Duke Street Church, Duke Street, Richmond, London, TW9 1DH

Tel: 07773 075191

Richmond Bridge

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This lecture explores the origins and evolution of the nature and function of paintings created under an Emperor's patronage by artists of the Imperial School of Art. Court art evolved separately from classical Chinese paintings and included portraiture plus scenes of court life and significant State Events. These were used as visual evidence of the political power of the Emperor and the splendour of his court. The lecture concludes by considering the revolution in court art that occured in the 18th century as Emperor Qianlong deployed Western artistic skills and techniques brought by Jesuits invited to the Forbidden City.

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