Landscape painting was the most popular painting in the Yuan Dynasty, and snow landscape painting, as an important sub-theme in landscape painting, has always been loved by painters in the Yuan Dynasty. In the surviving snow landscape paintings of the Yuan Dynasty, we can see the styles and influences of different factions.
Yuan Ren, Painting Snow Scenes, vertical scroll, ink and color on silk, 1245×65.2cm, collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
First of all, we can see the snow landscape paintings of the "Li and Guo" school of painting. Painters of this school focused on depictions of natural landscapes, emphasizing detail and realism. In Painting Snow Scenes, we can see the artist's detailed depiction of snow scenes, from the mountains in the distance to the houses, people, and trees in the distance.
Secondly, we can also see the snow landscape paintings of the "Horse and Summer" school of painting. The painters of this school pay attention to the grasp of the momentum of the landscape, emphasizing the sense of integrity and momentum of the picture. In Painting Snow Scene, we can see that the painter has a great grasp of the entire scene, from the sky to the ground, from the far to the close-up.
Finally, we can also see the snow landscape paintings of the "Dong and Ju" school of painting. The painters of this school pay attention to the creation of the artistic conception of the picture, emphasizing the emotional expression of the picture. In "Painting Snow Scene", we can see the painter's portrayal of the characters and the expression of emotions, which makes the whole picture more vivid and touching.
In Painting Snow Scenes, we can see that the painters of the Yuan Dynasty influenced each other, borrowed from each other, and brought forth the new on the basis of learning Xi the styles and styles of the previous generations of snow landscape paintings. They not only continued the style of snow landscape painting in different periods before the Yuan Dynasty, but also created new styles and characteristics.