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Landscape Album in Various Styles: Spring Plowing

Zha Shibiao

1684

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Baroque chinese_orthodox_school Baroque Landscape

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Landscape Album in Various Styles: Spring Plowing is a 1684 unspecified by Zha Shibiao, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Zha Shibiao
When & what style?: 1684 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a scene of spring plowing with a herdboy on a buffalo. The artist used fresh colors and wet strokes to depict this typical scene of Jiangnan. This style is interesting because it was painted when the artist was 68 years old, and it shows his skill in creating seasonal landscapes. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of the artist: Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698)