Traditional Chinese painting depicting a scene with multiple characters on a turbulent sea with waves, a large rock, and a tree, emphasizing a historical or mythological event.

Wang Suda 王肅達 (1910–1963), Jesus calming the storm © Société des Auxiliaires des Missions (SAM) China Photograph Collection, Whitworth University Library, Spokane.

Bridging China and Europe through Art History –

Dr. Antonio De Caro 周盛羅博士

Dr. Antonio De Caro (周盛羅) is an art historian and curator specialising in the historical intersections of cultural exchange between China and Europe. He is currently Assistant Curator (Southeast Asia) at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore.

His research has explored the interactions between Chinese and European artists, missionaries, traders, and art dealers — collaborative networks that, spanning multiple centuries, helped form a global artistic exchange still relevant today.

A detailed traditional Chinese ink drawing of a bustling river scene with bridges, boats, and buildings along the water.

Chan Kwan Lok, 水都 / City of Water, ink on paper, 601 x 39 cm, 2023 © Courtesy of Chan Kwan Lok 陳鈞樂