Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters

Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters

Wei Zhike

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Though few of Wei Zhike’s works survive, seventeenth-century sources describe him as an important painter in the Nanjing art scene during the late Ming dynasty. In this handscroll, Wei performs a virtuoso feat, weaving together a continuous landscape panorama while seamlessly shifting seasons and cycling through the brush modes of various old masters.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Landscape of the four seasons in the styles of old mastersLandscape of the four seasons in the styles of old mastersLandscape of the four seasons in the styles of old mastersLandscape of the four seasons in the styles of old mastersLandscape of the four seasons in the styles of old masters

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