Dressed to Rule

Tomorrow there is an open lecture at Stockholm University, which I can't attend, but maybe you can?
It's called "Dressed To Rule - Qing Imperial Portraits In The Context Of Chinese Painting Tradition " and is given by professor Uta Lauer.

This is how it's described; "This lecture will introduce a number of portraits of the Qing emperor Yongzheng (r.1723-35) and his son Qianlong (r.1736-95) painted by the Italian court artist Guiseppe Castiglione (1688-1766).

The Qing were not Han-Chinese but Manchu. Portraits of these emperors in various masquerades from Chinese scholar gentleman to Buddhist monk emphasized their claim to rule over China. These pictures will be discussed against the background of traditional Chinese ancestral portraits and conventions of figure painting.

15.00-16.30, Lecture Hall E 10 at Stockholm University
Free of Charge"

Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but just maybe it'll make someones day!