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Ambassadors Meeting the Emperor attributed to Yan Liben; Tang dynasty

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The Thirteen Emperors attributed to Yan Liben (detail); Tang dynasty

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陜西西安 繪畫

生年不詳,卒於六七三年。唐代(618~907)畫家。雍州萬年(今陝西西安)人,祖籍榆林盛樂(今內蒙古和林格爾)。父閻毗、兄立德俱擅繪畫、工藝和建築。顯慶年間(656~660),代兄任工部尚書,歷任右相、中書令等。
 工書法,擅繪釋道人物、車馬、台閣,尤精肖像畫,嘗寫秦府十八學士圖、凌雲閣功臣二十四人圖等。曾於長安(今陝西西安)大慈恩寺兩廊之壁面繪維摩詰像和觀音感應像,頗受稱譽。
 繪畫師法張僧繇、鄭法士、楊契丹、展子虔,加以吸收和創新,有「丹青神化」之譽。其作品有豐富的表現力,設色古典沉著又富變化,人物刻劃細膩且傳神,為唐代人物畫興盛奠定基礎,在繪畫藝術史上具重要地位。
 畫跡著錄於《歷代名畫記》、《宣和畫譜》等。傳為其作品有步輦圖,描繪唐太宗(626~649在位)接見吐蕃贊普派來迎接文成公主的使臣祿東贊之情景,反映漢藏友好關係,藏北京故宮博物院;歷代帝王圖,藏美國麻州波士頓美術館;鎖諫圖,藏美國華盛頓弗利爾美術館;竹林五君圖、職貢圖、蕭翼賺蘭亭圖,藏臺灣臺北故宮博物院。另有觀音菩薩像,為明代(1368~1644)劉炳文及孫良摹刻。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 314.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Yan Liben." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 314.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Yan Liben" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:314.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Yan Liben. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 314).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People },
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title = {{Yan Liben}},
volume = 19,
year = {2016}}


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