Yet the most impressive aesthetic works were done among the scholars and urban elite. Calligraphy and painting remained a central interest to both court painters and scholar-gentry who considered the Four Arts part of their cultural identity and social standing. The painting of the early years of the dynasty included such painters as the orthodox Four Wangs and the individualists Bada Shanren (1626–1705) and Shitao (1641–1707). The nineteenth century saw such innovations as the Shanghai School and the Lingnan School which used the technical skills of tradition to set the stage for modern painting. COUNT 3
QSN1 Name three painters? ANS1 Four Wangs and the individualists Bada Shanren (1626–1705) and Shitao (1641–1707) QSN2 What two schools of art were created in the 19th century? ANS2 Shanghai School and the Lingnan School QSN3 Name two arts of the Four Arts? ANS3 Calligraphy and painting