As we all know, the Qing Dynasty, as the last feudal dynasty in China, passed on a total of 12 thrones, of which the longest reign was the Qianlong Emperor. During his reign, he also pushed the prosperity of Kangqian to the peak, and as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty who "made the greatest contribution", he boasted of "ten complete martial arts" and had an extremely strict idea of guarding the West. Although Qianlong hated foreigners very much, there was one person who was an exception.
This person's name is Lang Shining, an Italian, with a high talent for painting. In the fifty-fourth year of the Qing Dynasty, Lang Shining went to China as a monk to preach, at that time Kangxi was 61 years old, very fond of art and science, although he did not agree with Lang Shining's religious beliefs, but he was extremely interested in his painting techniques, so Kangxi directly left him in the palace as a painter and did not give him the opportunity to preach.
In 1722, Kangxi died and Yongzheng ascended the throne, and he was also very disgusted with missionary work, but he was very interested in European painting, and ordered Lang Shining to preach the skills of European painting to the court painter. Yongzheng reigned for 13 years, Qianlong took the throne, it is also coincidental, Qianlong is also very fond of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. He even held a 70th birthday for Lang Shining, and as a veteran figure who experienced the prosperity of Kangqian, Qianlong took great care of Lang Shining.
Lang Shining made many portraits for Qianlong, and one of them was quietly painted by Lang Shining, called "Portrait of the Qianlong Emperor in Half-Body Winter Dress". Now this portrait is stored in the Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art, which is the treasure of its town museum, in which the painting is 40-year-old Qianlong, who left a beard at that time, and many netizens expressed disappointment in his true appearance, after all, Qianlong in today's Qing Palace drama is still very handsome. I wonder what everyone thinks about this?