Jiao Bingzhen

Jiāo Bǐngzhēn (), 1689-1726) was a native of Jining, Shandong who became a noted painter and astronomer. In painting he is noteworthy as one of the first Qing dynasty painters to be influenced by the West. He is also was among the more significant portrait and miniature painters in the early Qing. He was skilled in painting people, landscapes, and buildings.Cihai: Page 2012.
The Western influence in his art came from his exposure to the Jesuits at the Directorate of Astronomy. Their influence also exposed him to new ideas on astronomy and religion. At some point Jiao became a Roman Catholic and played a role on the Jesuit side of the Chinese Rites controversy.
Image:Jiao Bingzhen - Paintings of Ladies - Leaf 2.jpg|Paintings of Ladies - Leaf #2 (畫仕女圖). Ink and color on silk. Width 20.4 cm, Height 30.9 cm. National Palace Museum
Image:Jiao Bingzhen - Landscapes - Leaf 2.jpg|Landscapes - Leaf #2 (山水). Ink on paper. Width 26.4 cm, Height 26.2 cm. National Palace Museum
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==References==
* Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (辞海编辑委员会）. Ci hai （辞海）. Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she （上海辞书出版社）, 1979.
==External links==
*China Page 1-6
*China On site
*Hong Kong University site mentioning his Astronomy and his Catholicism
Category:Qing Dynasty painters
Category:Chinese astronomers
Category:1689 births
Category:1726 deaths
Category:Chinese Roman Catholics
Category:Converts to Roman Catholicism
Category:People from Jining
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