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Zhang Zeduan

Type Figure Region China Time c. 1085–1145 Also known as Zhengdao

Zhang Zeduan (c. 1085–c. 1145), style name Zhengdao, was a Northern Song painter skilled in architectural painting and genre figure painting.…

Timeline

  1. 1085–1100Zhucheng · ShandongHe studied painting in his youth, excelling at architectural painting and genre figures; painting histories record his skill in boats, carriages, markets, bridges, and city walls, with superb technique.
  2. 1101–1125Bianjing · HenanHe entered the Hanlin Painting Academy as a court painter (daizhao), creating at the imperial painting academy in Bianjing. Specializing in genre and architectural painting, he completed the surviving masterpiece Along the River During the Qingming Festival during this period.
  3. 1126–1145Jiangnan · JiangnanThe painting academy declined in the final years of the Northern Song; records of Zhang Zeduan's later life are scarce, and his enduring influence rests chiefly on Along the River During the Qingming Festival.

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