Wen Boren

Wen Boren (Chinese: 文伯仁; pinyin: Wén Bórén; Wade–Giles: Wen Po-jen); ca. (1502–1575)[1] was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).

Wen Boren, Portrait of Yang Jijing (杨季静) playing a lute. Color on paper. National Palace Museum

Wen was born in Changzhou (present day Wuxian of Jiangsu province).[1] His style name was 'Du Cheng' (德承) and his pseudonyms were 'Wu Feng' (五峰), 'Bao Sheng' (葆生), and 'She Sheng Lao Nong' (摄山老农).[1] He typically painted landscapes of rounding ranges of hills with free atmosphere. His style is similar to Zhao Mengfu and Wang Meng.