从《康熙南巡图》与《乾隆南巡图》中苏州历史图像看二图艺术特色

On the Artistic Features of the Two Pictures on Suzhou from Emperor Kangxi's and Qianlong's Southern Trip of Inspection

乾隆和康熙两代帝王前后分别六次南巡,是清代前期政治生活中的重要事件,而《康熙南巡图》与《乾隆南巡图》正是记录康熙乾隆南巡盛举的纪实性宫廷绘画巨作。苏州是清代中前期江南社会经济文化的中心,驻跸苏州城也是南巡二图重点表现的内容。文章以《康熙南巡图》和《乾隆南巡图》的苏州历史图像为切入点,来阐述二图的艺术特色,比较二图艺术表现手法及风格的异同。作者认为,作为历史纪实性绘画的鸿篇巨制,二图在表现手法及艺术风格方面富有特色,是清代中前期院画的代表作品。然而在体现这一时期院画的艺术成就的同时,也存在不可忽视的局限性。

Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong made southern trips of inspections respectively, an important political event in the early Qing Dynasty which is shown in Emperor Kangxi＇ s Southern Trip of Inspection and Emperor Qianlong＇s Southern Trip of Inspection. Suzhou was a hub for economy and culture in the south Yangtze River in the early and middle Qing Dynasty; and the two Emperors＇ sojourn in this city was an important theme shown in.this picture. This paper expounds the artistic features of the two pictures and makes a comparison of the artistic expression between the two pictures. The author of this paper holds that the two opuses are distinctive in artistic expression and style, and can be regarded as representatives in the early and middle Qing Dynasty. In spite of these, there exist certain limitations as to the artistic achievements displayed in this period.