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The main theme in these child paintings is a child, both boy and girl.
A child is normally loved by everyone because of his/her tender features, innocent looks, cute smile, and because of what a child is, natural, energetic, and curious, and so is the child painting.
The innocence of the child would be the essence and charm of these child paintings.
These paintings would liven up the living room and bed room of our house, and make us feel as though the tender and young life is present in your own house.
In the fifteenth century, Raphael, one of the popular artists of the Italian High Renaissance, was well known for his Virgin and Child paintings. The beauty, grace and ideal human form are the main features of the child paintings created by Raphael.
These features are appropriately rendered in Madonna of the Pinks that was drawn in the year, 1506-1507. The children endear themselves with their carefree attitude and innocence excitement while playing with their toys or play things.
This theme "Children at Play" was captured by the ancient Chinese artists during the Sung dynasty with ink and color in a genius way.
Capturing the natural appearance of a child was a challenge to many artists, who were used painting adults and other objects.
Depicting the soft skin of a child along with innocent expressions, children of different ages, and so on in a painting was difficult as it required the artist to work hard on the usage of brush and mixing colors appropriately.
Liu Tsung-tao and Tu Hai-erh of the Northern Sung and Su Han-ch'en and Li Sung were popular from Southern Sung were popular for the painting different themes of the playing children. The Yuan dynasty did not produce many painters, who could show the realistic children in their paintings.
The children in the child paintings in the Ch'ing and Ming dynasties were considered auspicious, and this is clearly depicted in Hundred Sons in an Everlasting Spring painting. |
