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Ren Renfa's Most Famous Paintings: All 3, Ranked
Updated Ottobre 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 3 works by Ren Renfa in our catalogue
In short
The Ren Renfa painting most people know is Three Horses and Four Grooms (1318), and you can see it at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Right after it come Leading Horses out of Stable and A Fat and a Thin Horse. Out of 3 works by Ren Renfa in our catalogue, these 3 are the best known. Each one comes with its year, its museum and a short note on what makes it stand out.
1254 – 1327, Cina
Most works: The Palace Museum
Ren Renfa's top 10: the pieces everyone knows
Where you can see Ren Renfa's paintings
The 2 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Ren Renfa | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Palace Museum |
Pechino | 2 | Leading Horses out of Stable, A Fat and a Thin Horse |
 Cleveland Museum of Art |
Cleveland | 1 | Three Horses and Four Grooms |
The famous Ren Renfa pieces of each year
1318 is when every dated Ren Renfa piece on this page was made. Here they are, most famous first.
Works per year
Pick a year to see its pieces.
Ren Renfa paintings: what people want to know
What painting is Ren Renfa best known for?See the answer
Top of the list is Three Horses and Four Grooms (1318), Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Right behind it: Leading Horses out of Stable and A Fat and a Thin Horse.
How old was Ren Renfa at the time of Three Horses and Four Grooms?See the answer
64 years old. Ren Renfa was born in 1254, and Three Horses and Four Grooms dates from 1318.
How many Ren Renfa works are there?See the answer
We have 3 works by Ren Renfa in our catalogue.
Which museums have Ren Renfa's best-known paintings?See the answer
You'll find most of them in The Palace Museum (Pechino) and Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
What can you see by Ren Renfa at the The Palace Museum?See the answer
You can see 2 of the pieces on this page at the The Palace Museum, Pechino, including Leading Horses out of Stable and A Fat and a Thin Horse.
Can I order a Ren Renfa reproduction for my home?See the answer
Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.
Meet Ren Renfa
Ren Renfa: Artista e Funzionario
Ren Renfa fu un esperto di opere di irrigazione, artista e funzionario governativo della dinastia Yuan. Nato nella città di Qinglong, a Songjiang, prestò servizio anche come ingegnere idraulico; il suo operato comprese il dragaggio di un'area in quella che oggi è Pechino per migliorare l'approvvigionamento idrico e la guida di una squadra per la costruzione di argini dopo che il Fiume Giallo straripò dalle sue sponde.
Opere Notevoli
Le sue pitture spaziano tra soggetti quali cavalli, figure umane, fiori e uccelli. Un'opera di grande rilievo è Chu Yu Tu (Uscita dalla Stalla), un dipinto su seta colorata che ritrae tre funzionari delle scuderie reali mentre conducono quattro cavalli fuori da una stalla. Le figure rappresentate in quest'opera indossano costumi in stile Tang.
Un altro lavoro significativo è I Cinque Principi Ubriachi al Ritorno a Cavallo, uno scrigno lungo due metri che raffigura cinque principi a cavallo accompagnati da quattro assistenti. Quest'opera include Li Longji, che in seguito divenne l'Imperatore Xuanzong della dinastia Tang. Ren Renfa realizzò anche l'opera Cavalli Grassi e Magri, che contiene un'iscrizione la quale spiega come il cavallo grasso rappresenti il funzionario ricco e autosoddisfatto, mentre quello magro simboleggi il funzionario umile, povero e autocritico.