Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty oil paintings

Author: Hu Guanghua
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: This book is the first comprehensive work in China to systematically study, examine, and analyze the development of Ming and Qing dynasty oil paintings. Based on the research of over a thousand Ming and Qing oil paintings from dozens of countries and regions in Europe, America, and Asia, as well as extensive historical documents in Chinese and English, the author delves into the relationship between economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West during the Ming and Qing periods and the development, influence, and spread of Western oil painting in China. Additionally, more than one hundred representative oil paintings from different periods are selected for identification and examination, with detailed analysis of the themes, artistic expressions, stylistic influences, and techniques of specific works. This approach outlines the historical development of Ming and Qing oil paintings in China, fills the gaps in the study of Chinese art history, and lays a solid foundation for establishing a specialized history of Chinese oil painting. This research provides valuable materials for advancing the study of economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West, as well as transportation history, and will contribute constructively to these academic fields.