Beyond the Scenery: Exhibition Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the Passing of Wu Li, is this artist’s first large-scale solo exhibition. It will be opened to the public until November 11. Jointly organised by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM), the Palace Museum, the Shanghai Museum, the Macao Foundation, the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Macao Daily News, with the support of the Hong Kong Museum of Art and Residência da Companhia de Jesus, the exhibition can be visited on the 4th floor of the Macao Museum of Art.
It features a total of 84 pieces (sets) of calligraphy and paintings by the renowned painter of Qing Dynasty, Wu Li. This is the first large-sale solo exhibition of Wu Li. Nearly half of the exhibits are presented to the public for the first time, showcasing Wu’s art and his brush and ink in a more comprehensive way. On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the death of Wu Li this year, the exhibition offers the public and visitors the highest level of paintings of the Qing Dynasty to experience the splendor and charm of Chinese culture.
Wu Li (1632-1718), was born in Changshu, Jiangshu province. During the Kangxi period, Wu Li came to Macao with Philippus Couplet, a Belgian Jesuit, and resided at St. Paul’s College where he studied Latin and Christian theology before returning to Jiangsu. In 1682, he joined the Society of Jesus and became a Jesuits friar in Hangzhou. Wu Li was highly literate, capable of poetry and prose as well as good at musical instruments and arts. His works collected all the good qualities of different masters and were based on the theme of nature, especially famous for his landscape paintings. He was one of the “Six Masters of Qing”, together with Wang Shimin, Wang Jian, Wang Yuanqi, Wang Hui and Yun Shouping, having a profound influence on the history of Chinese art and the development of Chinese Catholicism.
When: September 8–November 11, 2018
Where: The Macao Museum of Art, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, NAPE
How much: Free admission
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