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Buddhist paintings
A distinctive genre of art history, Buddhist paintings are largely of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In addition to the Buddhas(佛像), the paintings also portray Taoist (道教的) figures and folk tale fairies, and normally used emperors, chancellors and generals as prototypes (蓝本). They feature meticulous (一丝不苟的) gongbi brushwork and thick layers of magnificent colors.
9am-5pm, closed on Mondays, until April 6. Capital Museum,16 Fuxingmenwai Dajie (Street), Xicheng district, Beijing. 010-6337-0491/2.
Retrospective for an Impressionist
Oil painter Sun Yuntai (1913-2005) expressed a deep affection for nature in his landscapes that feature complex and accurate brushwork. A commemorative (纪念的) exhibition at Soka Art Center displays 29 of his paintings created between 1989 and 1999. The paintings are rich with genuine emotions and imagination.
10am-6:30pm, until March 30. Soka Art Center, 798 art district, 4Jiuxianqiao Lu (Road), Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-5978-4808.
Royal collection
Masterpieces from the collections of the prince of Liechtenstein are on show in Shanghai until the beginning of June. The show consists of more than 100 oil paintings, prints and tapestries (织锦) . Highlights include works by Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck and others from the Flemish school of painting.
9 am-5pm, Tue-Sun, until Jun 2. Exhibition hall 17, China Art Museum Shanghai, 205 Shangnan Lu (Road), Pudong New Area, Shanghai. 400-921-9021.
Qi Baishi’s oeuvre
Beijing Fine Art Academy’s museum boasts many works by Qi Baishi (1864-1957), the Chinese painting master, ranging from his ink-and-wash works to calligraphy and seals. The exhibition enriches people’s understanding of Qi’s art philosophy by displaying his diaries, letters, poems and notes, along with his artworks. It also shows for the first time a set of 12 paintings of Chinese zodiac animals. The subject was a rarity of Qi’s oeuvre (全部作品) that mostly feature mountains and water, flowers and birds and figures.
9 am-5 pm, until April 8. Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy, Courtyard 12, Chaoyang Gongyuan Nan Lu (Road), Beijing. 010-6502-5171.
21. Which of the following exhibitions lasts the longest time?
A. Buddhist paintings B. Royal collection
C. Qi Baishi’s oeuvre D. Retrospective for an Impressionist
22. If you belive in Buddhism, where you can go to appreciate an exhibition?
A. Soka Art Center B. Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy
C. Capital Museum
D. Exhibition hall 17, China Art Museum Shanghai
23. From the text, we can know that if you work in Beijing and are free after 5pm, you can only enjoy ________.
A. Qi Baishi’s oeuvre B. Buddhist paintings
C. Royal collection D. Retrospective for an Impressionist
