Wen Jia
Illustration — Wen Jia, Landscape in the Spirit of the Verses of Du Fu, National Palace Museum, 1576 Wen Jia (Wen Chia); ca. 1501-1583 was a Chinese painter of landscapes and flowers during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Wen was born in the Jiangsu province.
Also recorded as Jia Wen · Wen chia · Wenshui · Wên-shui
Wen Jia
Wen Jia · The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202. · Public domain
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- Ming dynasty
- Occupation
- painter · calligrapher · poet
- Fields
- landscape
- Movements
- Wu School
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
His style name was 'Xiu Cheng' and his sobriquet was 'Wen Shui'. Wen came from a family of painters. He was the second son of Wen Zhengming, and his brother Wen Peng became a painter as well.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are China. Work by Wen Jia is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria and National Museum in Warsaw.
The authorities additionally record the headings Jia Wen, Wen chia, Wenshui, Wên-shui and Xiucheng. He was the child of Wen Zhengming. One child is recorded: Wen Yuanshan.
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Life and career
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1499
Wen Jia born at Suzhou.
1582
Wen Jia died.
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