What is the biography of Zhao Mengfu?

Zhao Mengfu (1254~1322), courtesy name Zi'ang, also known as Songxue, was born in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province. He was a great artist in the Yuan Dynasty who was regarded as a leading artist in the fields of calligraphy and painting. He was originally the eleventh grandson of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. After entering the Yuan Dynasty, he was recruited into an official position. He became a Hanlin bachelor and was granted the title of Duke of Wei. Zhao Mengfu is one of the most influential artists in the history of Chinese calligraphy and painting. His calligraphy is gorgeous but not lacking in strength, smooth but not vulgar, elegant yet unrestrained, elegant yet refreshing. It is a collection of calligraphy from the Jin and Tang dynasties, and is known as "Zhao Style". say. His paintings flaunted the retro style and advocated the interest of brush and ink. Various subjects such as figures, pommel and horses, landscapes, flowers, trees, bamboos and rocks, and birds were all produced into masterpieces. He reversed the decline of the painting world since the Northern Song Dynasty when the ancient style was gradually disappearing, and made the paintings more sophisticated and beautiful. The trend of triviality turns to simplicity and nature. The perfection of Zhao Mengfu's painting art and his achievements can be regarded as unprecedented. In addition to calligraphy and painting, he is also good at poetry, textual research, proficient in music, and has certain achievements in seal cutting art and appraisal of ancient artifacts. His handed down works include "Thirteen Postscripts of Orchid Pavilion", "Come Back and Come Back", "Chibi Fu", "Tao Te Ching", "Luo Shen Fu", etc.