The story behind this famous painting

Hi, I'm your friend. The breeze and the bright moon are the time to study. I recently read a very interesting book, The Story of China Jumping Out of Famous Paintings. This book contains 60 famous paintings of various periods in ancient China. Friends who want to know about China's ancient art can start with this set of books.

China Story from Famous Paintings, published by China Water Conservancy and Hydropower Publishing House, introduces the representatives of famous paintings in different periods from different angles, dissects famous paintings from the perspective of artistic appreciation, and is an indispensable artistic classic for big friends and children.

China's ancient paintings cover landscapes, animals, figures, meticulous brushwork, freehand brushwork and traditional paintings. Li Yan, the author of China Jumping Out of Famous Paintings, divided China's famous paintings into four parts: literati, the rise and fall of dynasties, farming and reading, and life. The author reveals the story behind the famous paintings by carefully observing the information conveyed by each famous painting, interspersed with the growth stories of ancient painting masters and related historical knowledge.

As we all know, Wu Daozi is called the painting saint of China. Wu Daozi's paintings are full of imagination, creating a unique new painting style by absorbing folk and foreign styles. His strange imagination and unconstrained style are amazing.

In Born of Gautama Buddha, with rich imagination, the author uses line drawing and orchid painting to show that the characters, ghosts and beasts in the painting have different expressions, which are noble, humble, peaceful or intense, and the characters in the painting are ethereal and carefree. This is a painting that combines Taoism and Buddhism.

Since Taoism and Buddhism were mentioned here, the author mentioned the influence of Taoism and Buddhism on the history of China. While appreciating the paintings, we can also see interesting historical stories and knowledge.

Taoism is a religion born and bred in China, based on the theory of Huang Lao. For example, Dou Taihou in the Han Dynasty especially believed in Huang Lao's theory, which was believed by many people from the official to the folk in the Han Dynasty. Taoism takes the philosopher Laozi as its ancestor and pursues the harmony between man and nature.

Buddhism is an immigrant and its founder is Sakyamuni. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Buddhism prevailed in China. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Buddhism reached its peak in China. At this time, Taoism, which was born and raised in China, formed two factions. Some people believe in Buddhism, while others worship Taoism. With the development and evolution of Buddhism in China, Buddhism is easily localized and Taoist. So Wu Daozi, who lived in the Tang Dynasty, absorbed the respective characteristics of Buddhism and Taoism, combined them, and combined them through strange imagination and imaginative creation.

Each painting is related to its historical background and scientific development at that time, and contains the author's rich thoughts and feelings. The careful observation and creation of every creative master are the wealth left to future generations.

For example, Zhao Chang's Sketch of a Butterfly has actually passed more than 65,438+0,000 years, and we can still see butterflies flying lightly, flying away or swooping down in Sketch of a Butterfly. Its author Zhao Chang is a painter who pays attention to sketching. He gets up early every day and draws while observing.

Why are many painters willing to paint insects? Because it was related to agricultural production at that time. In ancient times, there was no calendar as clear as we do now. They calculate solar terms and carry out agricultural production by observing the changes of animals and plants.

China's stories from famous paintings, based on the analysis of China's paintings through 60 famous paintings selected by the author, tell the historical stories behind the famous paintings and gain unexpected knowledge. It is not only suitable for children to read, but also suitable for people of different levels to read.