Pine Wind from Myriad Villages
1604
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1604
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a tall scroll of ink on paper: twisted pines, a few huts, and a river winding through misty hills. Wu Li painted this in the late 1600s, when he was also a Catholic priest. The same hand that wrote prayers wrote these quiet trees. The brushwork is so light you can almost feel the wind moving the branches. If you like this calm, look up the subject *china, qing dynasty (1644-1911)*.
