Pintura religiosa Chinesa = Zhongguo zongjiao huihua 中國宗教繪畫 = Chinese religious art.
Catalog of an exhibition held 29/11-13/12/1994 at Paço Episcopal (Zhujiaofu 主教府).
"Aomen jiaoqu 澳門教區 = Diocese de Macau. Aomen ligung xueyuan 澳門理工學院 = Instituto Poletécnico de Macau. Aomen wenhua sishu 澳門文化司署 = Instituto Cultural de Macau"--t.p.
Catálogo e texto: M. Margarida L. G. Marques Matias.

This collection was named 'Celestial Icons' after the initial discovery, mounting, and exhibition tour in 1994.

"The paintings on silk presently exhibited at the Bishop's Residence are a sample of the type of creative work encouraged by Cardinal Celso Costantini during his term as Nuncio in China from 1922 onwards ... in 1925 he invited the Benedictine artist, Adelbert Gresnigt, to come to Peking, to help in the construction of Fujen Catholic University which was to be built in Chinese style ... (where) a department of religious art was created ... we owe this exhibition to the solicitude of Rev. Edward J. Malatesta, S.J., Director of the Ricci Institute ... these works belong to the Ricci Institute and have been kindly offered for display during the commemorative activities of the "IVth Centenary of the University College of St. Paul."--Preface.

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