Jean-Damascène Sallusti
Jean-Damascène Sallusti, also Giovanni Damasceno (d. 1781) was an Italian missionary to China, as well as a court painter under the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty. A member of the Augustinian order, and later a Jesuit, Sallusti was (somewhat controversially) appointed Bishop of Beijing in 1778, a position he held until his death in 1781.
Also recorded as Jean Damascène · Jean, le père Damascene · Ngan Jouo-wang · Joannes Damascenus
Jean-Damascène Sallusti
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- Name
- Jean-Damascène Sallusti
- Died
- 1781
- Occupation
- Bishop of Beijing, Missionary to China, court painter under the Qianlong Emperor
- Born
- 1727 · Rome.
- Known for
- Conquests of the Western Regions
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Jean-Damascène Sallusti, also Giovanni Damasceno (d. 1781) was an Italian missionary to China, as well as a court painter under the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty. A member of the Augustinian order, and later a Jesuit, Sallusti was (somewhat controversially) appointed Bishop of Beijing in 1778, a position he held until his death in 1781.
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Jean-Damascène Sallusti (1727–1781) was a catholic bishop, catholic priest and missionary, among other activities. The catholic bishop was born in Rome and died in Beijing. Jean-Damascène Sallusti held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Peking.
Among the works is Conquests of the Western Regions. Works are held at Chester Beatty Library and National Palace Museum.
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• Name — Jean-Damascène Sallusti • Other Names — An Deyi • Died — 1781 • Occupation — Bishop of Beijing, Missionary to China, court painter under the Qianlong Emperor • Works — "Battle Copper Prints", commemorating the I-li campaign
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Jean-Damascène Sallusti is recorded as painter, printmaker, missionary, catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Battle at Heshi
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Great Victory at Hu'erman: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems, c. 1765–74; poem dated 1759, by Jean-Damascène Sallusti
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1727
Jean-Damascène Sallusti born at Rome.
1781
Jean-Damascène Sallusti died at Beijing.
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- 1.Arnold Horrex Rowbotham. Missionary and mandarin: the Jesuits at the court of China. Russell & Russell. 190. January 1966.
- 2.Michael Sullivan. The meeting of Eastern and Western art. University of California Press. 74. 1989. 978-0-520-05902-3.
- 3.Leuven University Press. Mon Van Genechten (1903-1974): Flemish Missionary and Chinese Painter : Inculturation of Chinese Christian Art. 18. 1 January 2002. 978-90-5867-222-3.
- 4.Hong Kong Museum of Art. 從北京到凡爾賽: 中法美術交流. 香港市政局. 233. 1997. 978-962-215-151-2.
- 5.Kember, Pamela. An Tai or An Deyi, An T'ai, Ngan T'ai, An Ruowang, Ngan Jouo-Wang; real name: Giovanni Damasceno Sallust; other names: Salusti or Salutti, Giovanni Damasceno; Jean, Damascène. Benezit Dictionary of Asian Artists. Oxford University Press. 18 April 2013. 978-0-19-992301-4.
- 6.Le Bas, Jacques-Philippe. A Victory Banquet Given by the Emperor for the Distinguished Officers and Soldiers. World Digital Library. 1770.
- 7.Jacques Gernet. A History of Chinese Civilization. Cambridge University Press. 522. 31 May 1996. 978-0-521-49781-7.
- 8.Cleveland Museum of Art. Battle at yixi'er ku'ernao'er/ from battle scenes of the quelling of rebellions in the western regions, with imperial poems. Collection.
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