Yi Lantai: A Pioneer of Qing Dynasty Copperplate Printing Yi Lantai (Yilantai), born around 1749, was a Manchu court artist who stands as a testament to the transformative influence of Western artistic techniques on Chinese art during the Qianlong reign (1735-1796). His formative years were spent under the tutelage of Giuseppe Castiglione, arguably the most celebrated Jesuit missionary and artist serving the Qing imperial court. This mentorship proved pivotal in shaping Lantai’s artistic vision and propelling him to become a leading figure in establishing copperplate engraving as a viable me…
A chart of yi lantai's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
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