Travelers in a Wintry Forest. Artist: Unidentified Artist Chinese, active early 12th century; Traditionally attributed to Li Cheng (Chinese, 919-967). Culture: China. Dimensions: Image: 63 3/4 × 39 1/2 in. (161.9 × 100.3 cm)Overall with mounting: 10 ft. 3 1/2 in. × 49 in. (313.7 × 124.5 cm)Overall with knobs: 10 ft. 3 1/2 in. × 53 3/8 in. (313.7 × 135.6 cm). Date: early 12th century.During the tenth and eleventh centuries, majestic trees rivaled panoramic landscapes as sources of artistic inspiration. The hermit-painter Jing Hao (act. 900-930), for example, saw in the pine tree "the moral character of the virtuous man," while the preeminent landscape master Li Cheng (919-967) is said to have painted desolate scenes of winter because "men of virtue are now found only in the wilderness.Travelers in a Wintry Forest follows a well-known composition by Li Cheng as described by Mi Fu (1051-1107) in his History of Painting. The scene is a microcosm of the natural cycle of growth and decay

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Travelers in a Wintry Forest. Artist: Unidentified Artist Chinese, active early 12th century; Traditionally attributed to Li Cheng (Chinese, 919-967). Culture: China. Dimensions: Image: 63 3/4 × 39 1/2 in. (161.9 × 100.3 cm)Overall with mounting: 10 ft. 3 1/2 in. × 49 in. (313.7 × 124.5 cm)Overall with knobs: 10 ft. 3 1/2 in. × 53 3/8 in. (313.7 × 135.6 cm). Date: early 12th century.During the tenth and eleventh centuries, majestic trees rivaled panoramic landscapes as sources of artistic inspiration. The hermit-painter Jing Hao (act. 900-930), for example, saw in the pine tree "the moral character of the virtuous man," while the preeminent landscape master Li Cheng (919-967) is said to have painted desolate scenes of winter because "men of virtue are now found only in the wilderness.Travelers in a Wintry Forest follows a well-known composition by Li Cheng as described by Mi Fu (1051-1107) in his History of Painting. The scene is a microcosm of the natural cycle of growth and decay

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