
Jean-Damascène Sallusti, also Giovanni Damasceno 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. As a painter, he was a contemporary of Giuseppe Castiglione and Ignatius Sichelbart, and with them was responsible for the creation of the Emperor's "Battle Copper Prints", commemorating the I-li campaign.
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Jean Damascene Sallusti (Italian, ? - 1781)
Jean Damascene Sallusti (Italian, ? - 1781)
Jean Damascene Sallusti (Italian, ? - 1781)
Jean Damascene Sallusti (Italian, ? - 1781)
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Jean Damascene Sallusti (Italian, ? - 1781)
Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, 1688 – 1766)
Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, 1688 – 1766)
Jean Damascene Sallusti (Italian, ? - 1781)
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