Wang Ximeng
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Wang Ximeng (Chinese: 王希孟; pinyin: Wáng Xīmèng; Wade–Giles: Wang Hsi-meng) (1096–1119)[1] was a Chinese painter during the Song Dynasty. A prodigy,[1] Wang was one of the most renowned court painters of the Northern Song period, and was taught personally by Emperor Huizong of Song himself.[2] He died at a young age at 23.[2]
[edit] A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains
Wang's only existing work is an 11.9 meter (39 ft) long scroll titled "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" (千里江山).[3] The painting, finished by Wang when he was only 18 in 1113,[4] was one of the largest in Chinese history, and has been described as one of the greatest works of Chinese art.[5] The painting is in the permanent collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing.[2]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Alfreda Murck (2002). Poetry and Painting in Song China: The Subtle Art of Dissent. Harvard University Asia Center. p. 123. ISBN 0674007824.
- ^ a b c Jane Dwight (2007). The Chinese Brush Painting Bible. North Light Books. p. 9. ISBN 1581809522. http://books.google.com/books?id=FwsJHFP-rkEC&pg=PA9&dq=Wang+Ximeng&hl=en&ei=1lPMTdv0L4vWtQOe89TVBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CE8Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Wang%20Ximeng&f=false.
- ^ Barnhart: Page 124.
- ^ http://arthistoryreference.com/a1/50230.htm
- ^ Caradog Vaughan James (1989). Information China: the comprehensive and authoritative reference source of new China, Volume 3. Oxford: Pergamon Press. p. 1114. ISBN 0080347649.
[edit] References
- Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting. New Haven, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07013-6
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