In 550, Xie We established his six points to consider when judging a painting: Even by the point of 550, many core values of art and painting were established such as color, space, form, and technique. However, things still had a long way to develop over the next 1,000+ years. Styles emerged and fell out… Continue reading Show and Tell 4: Paintings of Shen Zhou and Lang Shining
Month: December 2022
Weekly Progress Report: Week 14
This week I read a textbook chapter about the Qing dynasty. The most interesting thing to me was how nuanced these kinds of situations are. While the Manchu takeover was horrific, as shown in the primary source, the textbook also says that the Qing dynasty was a period of economic success and social stability. There… Continue reading Weekly Progress Report: Week 14
