He was born in Weitang (now known as Chengguan). Most of his family is unknown.[3]
Zhen graduated being educated in philosophy and swordsmanship. Shortly after his graduation, he chose to become a painter. His paintings did not sell well, but he had close friends who taught him how to paint, including Wu Guan, Zhang Guan, and Tao Zhongyi.[4]
Artworks
Many of Zhen's artworks were landscape paintings and paintings of bamboo.[4] He also occasionally inserted poems into his artworks, which also helped him become better at calligraphy, poetry and artwork simultaneously.[3]
^ a bWang, Tzi-Cheng (2001). "Wu Zhen's Poetic Inscriptions on Paintings". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 64 (2): 208–239. doi:10.1017/S0041977X0100012X. ISSN 0041-977X. JSTOR 3657669. S2CID 190680593.
^ a bLi, Chu-Tsing; Lu, Yun-Chen (2003). "Wu Zhen". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T092447. ISBN 9781884446054. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
External links
Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui (1632–1717), an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Wu Zhen (see index)