Background
Ignaz Sichelbart was born on September 26, 1708 Nejdek, Karlovarsky kraj, Czech Republic.
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Ignaz Sichelbart was born on September 26, 1708 Nejdek, Karlovarsky kraj, Czech Republic.
After his novitiate in Brno and the study of theology in Olomouc, Ignaz Sichelbart was assigned as the missionary to China's Provincial Government in 1745. He was joined on the mission by two other painters Giuseppe Castiglione and Jean Denis Attiret. Together while in China, the artists combined their European techniques with traditional Chinese painting to create new styles.
After successful military campaigns known as the Ten Great Campaigns in Central Asia, the Qianlong Emperor commissioned depictions of the battles. The work was carried out by the Jesuit artists, among them Ignaz Sichelbartt. The group produced 16 tableaux, which were engraved in France in 1774. As a reward for his service and work, he was promoted to director of the Imperial Painting Academy and court painter to the Emperor.
Ignaz Sichelbart died in Beijing in 1780.