郎世寧（Giuseppe Castiglione，1688-1766）生於義大利米蘭，從小學習繪畫，在1715年（康熙五十四年）抵達中國後，以繪事技藝供職於清宮，他特別擅長運用西洋技法描繪奇花異卉與珍禽走獸，來看一幅他描繪紅褐色小狗在庭園的可愛模樣。
#神筆丹青 #郎世寧
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神筆丹青－郎世寧來華三百年特展
【清 郎世寧 畫花底仙尨】陳列室：204
Special Exhibit: Portrayals from a Brush Divine: A Special Exhibition on the Tricentennial of Giuseppe Castiglione's Arrival in China
【Long-haired Dog Beneath Blossoms】(Gallery: 204)
Lang Shining (Giuseppe Castiglione, 1688-1766), Qing dynasty
Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk, 123.2 x 61.9 cm
展期(Dates)：2015/10/06~2016/01/04
策展人的話：
畫面描繪紅褐色小狗在桃花盛開的庭園景緻。桃花枝葉出自一嶙峋老樹，其根部錯節深紮，一二細枝從根部抽出，含苞桃花更凸顯老樹生機。後方的高大湖石，奇詭造型亦與老樹呼應。畫中小狗姿態講究、模樣可愛，靜止中有細微動感，像被另外的事物吸引，正停下回首張望。郎世寧以精緻翔實的手法描繪動物，既有立體效果又兼及毛色光澤。如實的外在形貌與細膩的內在神態，此後成為其動物畫要件。
本幅原無年款，據清宮檔案，雍正五年(1727)二月郎世寧曾修改一件「者爾得」（滿文意指棗紅色）小狗畫作，或即是此軸。
This painting depicts a small reddish-brown dog by a lake rock and peach blossom in a garden setting. The blossoms come from an old peach tree growing in the lower right corner and extending out of the composition. Even a few new sprigs with blossoms emerge from the dense and gnarled roots, suggesting that the tree is still full of life. In the background is a large decorative lake roke, its convoluted form complementing that of the old tree. The rendering of the little dog is quite precise and endearing, a sense of motion inherent in it despite the stillness. In mid-step, its attention appears to have been caught by something outside the composition, making it stop to look back. Giuseppe Castiglione used extraordinary refinement and realistic techniques to portray the anomal, conveying not only its three-dimensionality but also the luster of its hair. Capturing both the subtleties of formal likeness and inner spirit, the latter became an especially importan t criterion for determining the second lunar month of Yongzheng’s fifth year (1727) to a painting of a small “date-red” dog, most likely refering to the one here.
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