Ma Yuan, born in 1140 and died in 1225, was the father of Yao, alias Qinshan, and his ancestors came from Hezhong Mansion, which is today's Yongji, Shanxi. However, he grew up in Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, in present-day Hangzhou, Zhejiang. This master painter of the Southern Song Dynasty was born in a family that had been painting for a living for generations, and his artistic attainments were deeply influenced by his family's studies. Ma Yuan's landscape painting is based on Li Tang's method, his pen is strong and powerful, and the mountain peaks he paints are majestic and magnificent, giving people a sense of majesty and magnificence. His method is tough, and he mostly uses "axes to chop", giving people a sense of strength and strength. The leaves of the mountains and trees he painted are mostly sandwiched leaves, and the trunks are thick and slanted, which shows the vitality of natural beauty. The pavilion boundary paintings he painted are even more delicate and delicate, and the structure of the pavilions in the paintings is rigorous, the lines are smooth, and the appropriate lining and dyeing show the solemnity and magnificence of the pavilions. In terms of painting content, Ma Yuanxi makes small corner scenes, and his works are cleverly composed, and the pictures are concise but not simple. He is good at using blank space and simplicity to express the emptiness and profundity of nature through blank space. This composition style of "a corner of the horse" not only makes the picture more layered and three-dimensional, but also gives people unlimited imagination space. In the sketch of character painting, Ma Yuan is also handy. His characters are vivid and natural, with smooth and powerful lines. He is good at expressing the character and emotions of the characters through the portrayal of details, making the characters vivid. In terms of flower and bird painting, Ma Yuan often uses mountains and rivers as the background to express the beauty of nature and the meaning of life through the depiction of flowers and birds. His paintings of flowers and birds are intertwined with affection, full of interest, and give people a beautiful enjoyment. Ma Yuan, together with Li Tang, Liu Songnian and Xia Gui, is known as the "Four Masters of the Southern Song Dynasty" and is an outstanding representative of Southern Song Dynasty painting. His works not only have high artistic value, but also have important significance for the study of social customs and historical background in the Southern Song Dynasty. His painting style and techniques had a profound influence on later generations and became a model for later generations of painters to learn. 
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