Chen Hongshou (1598 1652), the character Zhanghou, the young name Lianzi, a Xu An, the old lotus, the alias Xiaojing name, the late name Lao Chi, regret Chi. He was a famous calligrapher, painter and poet in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, and was born in Chenjia Village, Fengqiao, Zhuji County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang. Chen Hongshou has been brilliant since childhood, and studied under Liu Zongzhou when he was young, and he is very knowledgeable. However, after failing the township test, he was once disheartened, and was called into the inner court to worship during the Chongzhen period.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he chose to become a monk and later practiced in Yunmen Temple. However, he did not give up his love for art, and later made a living selling paintings. Chen Hongshou's painting skills are excellent, especially figure painting. The lines of his paintings are thin and round, the image is majestic**, and the style of his later years is even more exaggerated and peculiar. In terms of flower and bird painting, he depicts finely, with clear colors and rich decorative taste. In addition, he is also good at creating illustrations for literary works, and can accurately express the spirit of the original characters. Chen Hongshou's paintings are concise, calm and subtle in color, and elegant in style. His works are well-known in the late Ming Dynasty painting circle, and he is as famous as Cui Zizhong, and is known as "Southern Chen and Northern Cui". He is also regarded by international scholars as "the first of many artists of the seventeenth century to emerge with a thoroughly personal style". After Chen Hongshou's death, his painting skills were inherited by the later scholars and became a generation of grandmasters. His famous works "Nine Songs", "Qu Zixingyin", "The Legend of the West Chamber" illustrations, "Water Margin Leaves", "Bogu Leaves" and other engravings have been handed down. At the same time, he also wrote poetry and books, and wrote "Baolun Tang Collection". Chen Hongshou is not only an outstanding artist, but also a cultural giant who has had a profound impact on later generations.
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