First, the early works:
Yan Zhenqing's Epitaph of Guo is about 4 1 year ago. According to expert appraisal, this is the earliest calligraphy work of Yan Zhenqing discovered in China. There are faint lines, the font is dignified and neat, and the carving is very fine.
Second, the medium-term works:
Yan Zhenqing's "Zang Huaike Monument", when writing this monument, Yan Zhenqing was about 55 years old, which was the time when Yan's calligraphy was finalized, with unique style and vigor.
Third, the later works:
Yan Zhenqing's Li Yanqin Monument, 7 1 year-old book. This monument is a masterpiece of Yan Zhenqing in his later years, and it has completely lost its posture in the early Tang Dynasty. This monument is dignified, broad, smooth, magnificent, with an open skeleton and a square extension. It is very clear in horizontal and vertical thickness, and the brushwork of Fiona Fang's turning point is clear.
Introduction to Yan Zhenqing:
Yan Zhenqing (August 23, 709 ~784) was born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi) and Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong). Yan Shigu V, the secretary supervisor, is a grandson, and Situ Qing is his younger brother, a famous official and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (734), Yan Zhenqing became a scholar and served as a supervisor in the temple. Later, because he offended Yang, the powerful minister, he was demoted to be the prefect of the plain and was called "Yan Plain" by the world.
During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing led a crusade against the rebels. Later, he went to Fengxiang and was made a minister. When Tang Daizong was an official, he went to the official department of Shangshu Province, and a prince and a surname named him Duke Lu, which was called Duke Yan Lu in history. In the first year of Xingyuan (784), he was sent to tell the rebel Li Xilie that he refused the thief in awe and was finally slapped to death. After he was killed, Cao's heirs and soldiers of the three armed forces cried. Posthumous title Si Tuleideng, posthumous title "in the text".