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[[Buddhism]], [[Confucianism]] and [[Taoism]] had a major influence on Chinese art. Portraits were usually of emperors and noblemen. In Modern Chinese painting art became a vehicle for political propaganda.  

[[Buddhism]], [[Confucianism]] and [[Taoism]] had a major influence on Chinese art. Portraits were usually of emperors and noblemen. ''In 1714, an Italian painter Giuseppe Castiglione introduced the Western painting methods to China. He taught the artists in the imperial court Western styles and methods, and in turn studied Chinese art. This marked the first fusion of Chinese and Western paintings.'' [http://www.chinaholidays.com/guide/chinese-culture/chinese-painting.html]

During the Yuan Dynasty, Li Kan won the fame as a painter of bamboo; he lived in a bamboo valley for observing the pose of bamboo in morning, in raining or in wind. [http://www.china-on-site.com/pages/painter/1010.php]

During the Yuan Dynasty, Li Kan won the fame as a painter of bamboo; he lived in a bamboo valley for observing the pose of bamboo in morning, in raining or in wind. [http://www.china-on-site.com/pages/painter/1010.php]

Xu Beihong, a famous Chinese painter, wrote: "Chinese art: Its past and future", 1948. His paintings has been sold for millions U.S. dollars. Xu Beihong was one of the first to create monumental oil paintings with epic Chinese themes.  

Xu Beihong, a famous Chinese painter, wrote: "Chinese art: Its past and future", 1948. His paintings has been sold for millions U.S. dollars. Xu Beihong was one of the first to create monumental oil paintings with epic Chinese themes. In Modern Chinese painting art became a vehicle for political propaganda.