Ren Renfa: Artist and Official
Ren Renfa was an expert of irrigation works, artist, and a government official of the Yuan dynasty. Born in Qinglong Town, Songjiang, he also served as a hydrological engineer, where his work included dredging an area in what is now Beijing to improve the water supply and leading a team to build embankments after the Yellow River burst its banks.
Notable Works
His paintings include subjects such as horses, people, flowers, and birds. One prominent work is Chu Yu Tu (Coming out of the Stable), a painting on silk with color that depicts three officials of the royal stables leading four horses out of a stable. The figures in this work are dressed in Tang style costumes.
Another significant work is Five Drunken Princes Returning on Horseback, a two-metre scroll depicting five princes on horseback with four attendants. This piece includes Li Longji, who later became the Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty. Ren Renfa also produced the work Fat and Lean Horses, which contains an inscription explaining that the fat horse represents the self-satisfied, wealthy official while the lean one represents the humble, poor, self-deprecating official.
アーティストへのQ&A
Ren Renfaは、どの時代に活動していましたか？
Ren RenfaはHigh Medievalに活動していました。この時代背景は、その画家の足跡を歴史の中に位置づけるものです。
Ren Renfaの作品を、雰囲気別に探すにはどこへ行けばよいですか？
Ren Renfaのムードで探すでは、アーティストの作品をムード別に探すことができます。
Ren Renfaには、他にどのような別名や通称がありますか？
Ren Renfaは、Tzu-ming Jen, Yueshandaoren, Renfa Ren, Yüeh-shan-tao-jen, Ren Zimingという別名でも表記されます。
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