(1) style: Zhang Xu
(1) style: Zhang Xu cursive script is wild and uninhibited; Yan Zhenqing's regular script wall is vigorous, generous and standardized.
Characteristics of the times: prosperous Tang Dynasty, national unity and prosperity.
(2) Describing the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, the ink color is plain, the composition does not pursue symmetry, and the scenery is placed on one side of the picture, which is called "residual water in the mountains". It reflects the political status quo of the rulers of the Southern Song Dynasty who are partial to the south of the Yangtze River and do not seek progress, and expresses the dissatisfaction of literati.
(3) Style: It is a model of classicism to reveal the beauty of human nature in a realistic way.
Features: It embodies the spirit of humanism (embodies the value of human beings or the bud of human nature).
(4) Understanding the different characteristics of calligraphy and painting is determined by the political and economic development at that time; It is also a reflection of politics and economy in a certain period.
In the question (1), we answer from the particularity of cursive script and regular script respectively. From the background at that time, both of them belonged to the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Question (2) As can be seen from Song Xiagui's paintings, his paintings are mainly concentrated on one side, so he is called "Xia Banbian", which proves that it reflects the situation of the Southern Song Dynasty at that time.
Question (3) Both paintings are Renaissance works, which embody the spirit of humanism.
Question (4) From the introduction, "the art of calligraphy and painting is a mirror reflecting real life." Combining the principles of political science, we can draw the conclusion that culture is determined by political and economic development. It is also a reflection of politics and economy in a certain period.