1. Giuseppe Castiglione Team 1 Members: Matthew Ang Sean Braganza
Lenard Cheng
Lawrence Chu
Carmichael Cu
Brian de Guzman
Paul Gue
Dwight Ong
Marc Ong
Ryan Tan
Matthew Yap

2. Early Life - born on July 19, 1688 in Milan, Italy
- learned to paint from the influence of Andrea Pozzo, S.J.
- worked as an architect and an excellent painter
- he continued Ricci's ways by dialoguing with Chinese artists and introducing Western techniques in China

3. * Castiglione can be considered as a worthy disciple of Matteo Ricci because of their similarities.
He also continued what Ricci has left behind before his death due to sickness.

4. Early Life
- he entered the Society of Jesus at the age of 19 and afterwards went to Genoa for further training
- he was already an excellent painter upon joining the Society of Jesus
- he became a Jesuit brother
- at the age of 27 he received instructions to go to China as a missionary to preach and teach

5. In Journey... - took the Chinese name “Lang Shih-Ning”
- passed through Canton, and arrived in his destination, Peking at the end of December 1715
- remained in Peking for 50 years.
- worked for Qing Emperors: Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianong
- became the imperial artist of them

6. meeting Nian Xiyao
- Castiglione met Nian Xiyao, an artist in charge of manufacturing ceramics for the palace
- Nian Xiyao is eager to know Western perspective
- Castiglione taught some western techniques then afterwards was able to write a book, named Shixue.

7. Death ( )
- died in Peking, China
- he was more or less 78 when he died on July 17, 1766.
- Died 2 days before his birthday ( July )

8. -he became the court emperor of China.
Legacy
- he did the emperors' bidding by painting churches specifically in Portugal and Macao
-he became the court emperor of China.
- he became the most well-known European-Chinese painter because of his skill in Chinese and Western painting

9. - Able to design lots of historic and symbolic places like the Old Summer Palace
-Renowned to be one of the greatest artists and craftsmen who was able to contribute to China's culture and way of life through paintings
- his drawing / painting was used to be the background of a certain post card, that's how talented he is.

10. Hardships and struggles
-he had a hard time in the first few years of his life in China because of communication
-he had to adapt to China's rules and way of life
- had a hard time to preach and convert Chinese people because of their strict belief and religion

11. Admirable traits :)
- Even though he faced those difficulties, he still had time for God and he still persevered through hard times
- he shared his talent for the welfare of the Catholic Church and for the people
- he never left God in his life especially during all the struggles he faced

12. Bibliography * dictionary.editme.com Castiglone, Giuseppe 1688-1766
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