Portrait of Ma Lin

Ma Lin: The 11 Most Famous Paintings, Documented

Updated октобар 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 11 works by Ma Lin in our catalogue

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According to this ranking, Landscape with great pine (1201) is the most famous painting by Ma Lin; the Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку, Њујорк, holds it. It is followed by Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei (1225) and Seated Portrait of Fu Xi (1230). This list draws on the 11 works by Ma Lin in the catalogue and records the 11 most famous, with date, holding museum and description for each entry.

1180 – 1256, Baoding Most works: Cleveland Museum of Art

Ma Lin: top 10 entries of the list

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Landscape with great pine (1201) by Ma Lin

Landscape with great pine

1201 · Silk · Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку, Њујорк

Ma Lin’s Landscape with Great Pine: A Symphony of Symbolism and Innovation Ma Lin's "Landscape with Great Pine" stands as a testament to the artistic spirit of the Southern Song dynasty, capturing not merely a visual representation of nature but also profound Daoist ideals. Created in 1201, this silk painting measuring 25 x 26 cm resides within The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, offering viewers an unparalleled glimpse into the…

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Ma Lin: holding museums

The 6 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Ma Lin Paintings from this list
Cleveland Museum of Art, KlivlendCleveland Museum of Art Klivlend 3 Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei, Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei, Landscape with Flying Geese
Nacionalni palata muzej, TaipeiNacionalni palata muzej Taipei 3 Seated Portrait of Fu Xi, Standing Portrait of King Yu of Xia, Listening Quietly to Soughing Pines
Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку, ЊујоркMetropoliten музеј у Њујорку Њујорк 2 Landscape with great pine, Untitled (D2X89S)
Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, ProvidensRhode Island School of Design Museum of Art Providens 1 Magpies and Flowering Plum Tree
MOA Museum of Art, AtamiMOA Museum of Art Atami 1 Solitary Fisherman on a Wintry River
The Palace Museum, BeijingThe Palace Museum Beijing 1 Mume Twigs

Ma Lin by decade: the most famous painting of each

Works per decade

Select a decade to display its principal painting.

Ma Lin: questions and documented answers

Which Ma Lin painting heads the list of most famous works?Display the answer

Landscape with great pine (1201), Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку, Њујорк. The following entries are Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei (1225) and Seated Portrait of Fu Xi (1230).

What age had Ma Lin reached when Landscape with great pine was painted?Display the answer

21 years: Ma Lin was born in 1180 and Landscape with great pine is dated 1201.

Which works make up the top 10 of Ma Lin?Display the answer

Landscape with great pine, Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei, Seated Portrait of Fu Xi, Untitled (D2X89S), Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei, Landscape with Flying Geese, Standing Portrait of King Yu of Xia, Listening Quietly to Soughing Pines, Magpies and Flowering Plum Tree and Solitary Fisherman on a Wintry River. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Ma Lin are recorded?Display the answer

The catalogue records 11 works by Ma Lin, dated between 1201 and 1250.

In which collections are Ma Lin's most famous works held?Display the answer

Principally in Cleveland Museum of Art (Klivlend), Nacionalni palata muzej (Taipei) and Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку (Њујорк). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

When were the most famous works of Ma Lin painted?Display the answer

In 1200s: 2 of the 11 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Landscape with great pine.

Which dated works by Ma Lin are the earliest and the latest here?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is Landscape with great pine (1201); the latest is Landscape with Flying Geese (1250).

Which works of Ma Lin are held by the Cleveland Museum of Art?Display the answer

Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei, Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei and Landscape with Flying Geese are among the 3 works on this page in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Klivlend.

Where can reproductions of Ma Lin's paintings be obtained?Display the answer

Yes. Each work listed on this page can be ordered from its own entry as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in a size of your choice.

Ma Lin: life and work

Rani život i umetnički uticaji

Ma Lin, istaknuti kineski dvorarski slikar, cvetao je od početka do sredine 13. veka (oko 1180–1256). Kao sin čuvenog umetnika Ma Yuana, Ma Lin je od najranijih godina bio uronjen u svet umetnosti, upijajući složenosti slikarstva od svog slavnog oca.

Umetnički stil i značajna dela

Umetnički stil Ma Lina prepoznatljiv je po tehnici „bez kostiju“ (boneless), koja podrazumeva nanošenje tuševa i boja direktno na svilu, bez upotrebe kontura ili preliminarnih skica. Ovakav pristup omogućava fluidniji i ekspresivniji stil, posebno prikladan za dočaravanje prirodnih scena i figura u pokretu. Jedno od njegovih najslavnijih dela je Noćni izlazak uz sveće, očaravajuća prikazivanja gospodina okruženog cvetnim drvećem jabuka u rascvetu, osvetljenog visokim svećama. Ovo delo ne samo da pokazuje Ma Linovo majstorstvo u tehnici „bez kostiju“, već i njegovu sposobnost da izazove duboki osećaj spokoja i lepote.

Nasleđe i uticaj

Rad Ma Lin je visoko cenjen zbog svoje elegancije, osetljivosti za svetlost i atmosferu, kao i majstorskog korišćenja boja. Kao jedan od najvećih slikara dinastije Song, njegova umetnost nastavlja da inspiriše umetnike i ljubitelje umetnosti širom sveta.
  • Ključni umetnički doprinosi:
    • usavršio tehniku slikanja „bez kostiju“
    • dočarao suptilnosti svetlosti i atmosfere u svojim delima
    • doprineo razvoju kineskog dvorarskog slikarstva tokom dinastije Song
  • Značajna umetnička dela:
  • Muzeji i kolekcije:
    • Metropolitan muzej umetnosti (New York City, Sjedinjene Američke Države)
    • Kineski centar za istraživanje dokumentacije moderne i savremene umetnosti (Peking, Kina)

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Zaključak

Enigmatična, ali ipak očaravajuća dela Ma Lina nastavljaju da opčinjavaju ljubitelje umetnosti širom sveta. Kroz majstorstvo u upotrebi tehnike „bez kostiju“ i neverovatnu osetljivost za svetlost, on je ostavio neizbrisiv trag u istoriji kineskog dvorarskog slikarstva dinastije Song.

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