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The document compares Chinese and European views of art through several anecdotes. In Chinese art, painters aim to depict the inner spirit or meaning behind the landscape rather than a realistic depiction. One story describes an 8th century Chinese painter, Wu Daozi, who disappeared inside his own painting when showing it to the emperor. In contrast, European art strives for perfect realistic imitation, as shown through a story of a 15th century Belgian blacksmith who was able to marry a painter

Author

ishaan jain

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EN