石渠寶笈續編(乾清宮),第二冊,頁798 &*故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁130 &*故宮書畫圖錄,第十四冊,頁85-86&* 郎世寧(西元一六八八-一七六六年),意大利人。十九歲入天主教耶穌會為修士,習畫與建築。二十七歲來華傳教,召入內廷供奉。善畫人物、花鳥,尤善畫馬。鷙鳥立於古松橫幹之上,振翅欲起。補景則為中國畫法,極似清院畫家所補,郎世寧七十六歲作。 &* Lang Shih-ning, born Giuseppe Castiglione, was a native of Milan, Italy. At the age of 19, he entered the Jesuit order as a novitiate. In addition to his religious training, he also studied painting and architecture. At 27, he travelled to China as a missionary and was called to the court to serve the emperor as a painter. He is known for his depictions of figures, birds-and-flowers, and especially dogs and horses. In this painting, a white hawk is perched on the branch of a pine tree twisting in and out of the composition. The bird appears with wings outstretched as if ready to take off in flight. The Chinese style of the pine appears similar to that of other Ch’ing court painters, suggesting that it may have been done by one of them. It is also possible that Castiglione, after having studied Chinese painting for many years, was also fluent in this style. Castiglione did this work at the age of 76. &*1.韓北新,〈郎世寧繪畫繫年(五)〉,《故宮文物月刊》,第71期(1989年2月),頁70-71。