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One Hundred Horses is a famous artwork by Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), 【小题1】 was a European artist. The artist was born in Milan and learned to paint under the 【小题2】( guide) of a master. In 1715, Castiglione arrived in Macau, then reached Beijing and 【小题3】(stay) at a Jesuit church. Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722) thought highly of his 【小题4】(painting). In China, Castiglione became known under the name of Lang Shining. He served as 【小题5】 artist for three emperors: Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong. And his Western painting style 【小题6】(adapt) to Chinese themes and tastes at that time. For example, strong shadows 【小题7】(use) in chiaroscuro(明暗对比法) were unacceptable in Chinese portraits. Emperor Qianlong hated shadows. Therefore, when Castiglione painted the emperor, he cut down the intensity of the light, 【小题8】(make) no shadow on the face.
Castiglione completed his One Hundred Horses 【小题9】 the form of a Chinese hand scroll(卷轴) of nearly eight meters in length. He painted it 【小题10】(large) in a European style. Nevertheless, Castiglione reduced the dramatic chiaroscuro shading. There are only traces of shadow under the hooves(马蹄) of the horses. You can also see some of the horses, are in a flying pose that was not conventional in European paintings.