Emperor Qianlong’s writing scroll

[Axis of Emperor Qianlong’s writing portrait]

Axis of Emperor Qianlong’s writing portrait, Qing Dynasty, silk version, color setting, vertical 100.2 cm, horizontal 95.7 cm
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The picture depicts Emperor Qianlong in his study. In the room, Emperor Qianlong, dressed in Hanfu, twitched his beard with one hand and wrote with the other hand, as if meditating. Outside the window, plum and bamboo, which are called “gentleman”, bathed in the spring breeze, are full of vitality. They not only expand the picture space, but also add some quiet and elegant to the elegant study
Emperor Qianlong has received enlightenment education since he was 6 years old according to the regulations of the palace, and has been diligent in chanting poems and texts since then. He has become a generation of emperors in the Qing Dynasty who have profound cultural attainments, profound knowledge of literature, history and philosophy, profound knowledge of Sinology, and pay attention to cultural construction
Although the work has no author’s print, according to the analysis of painting style and painting level, the face of the figure should be created by the Italian painter Lang Shining, which is completely represented by Western techniques, with color shaping, weakening the line tracing, and paying attention to the anatomical structure and three-dimensional sense. The figure’s clothing and scenery, such as bamboo plums, study and furniture, are clearly characterized by the Chinese painter Jin Tingbiao’s brushwork. The style of painting is fine and regular, and is mostly sketched by the center of the pen. The lines are full of setbacks and changes. One of the characteristics of the court painting of the Qianlong Dynasty is that the Chinese and Western painters jointly created and exhibited their artistic talents.