Summary
Wu Wei (simplified Chinese: 吴伟; traditional Chinese: 吳偉; pinyin: Wú Wěi; ca. 1459–1508) was a painter of Ming dynasty (1368–1644) China famous for his landscapes.
Wu was born in Wuchang in Hubei province.[1] His style names were Shiying and Ciweng, and his sobriquets were Lufu and Xiaoxian.[2]
Although he was born into a family of scholar-officials and might have pursued a career in the bureaucracy, Wu Wei instead chose to support himself as a painter. He worked as a professional painter in the city of Nanjing, and three emperors summoned him to work as a court painter in Beijing: the Chenghua emperor (r. 1465–87), the Hongzhi emperor (r. 1488–1505), and the Zhengde emperor (r. 1506–21).[3]
Wu Wei is known as a landscape painter, and, at least early in his career, he was inspired by the work of Dai Jin (1388–1462). He also painted figures.[3] Wu painted in a strong, fluent, and uninhibited style, and took on many students to teach.
References edit
- ^ "Wu Wei Brief Biography". Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ Wu Wei. Oxford University Press. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00199498. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ a b Brunst, Vyvyan; Cahill, James (2003). Wu Wei. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T092441. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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External links edit
- Lady with a Lute at Indianapolis Museum of Art