About Chen Lin
Lived 1260 – 1320 (aged 59–60). Chen Lin was a Chinese painter.
Chen Lin (; ca. 1260–1320) was a Chinese landscape painter during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). His specific birth and death dates are not known.
Chen was born in Hangzhou in the Zhejiang province. His style name was 'Zhongmei'. Chen was instructed by Zhao Mengfu. He specialized in landscape, human figure, and bird-and-flower paintings, and his style utilized bold and vigorous strokes with light colors.
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Chinese artist (1260-1320)
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Chen Lin was born in 1260 in Hangzhou.
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Chen Lin died in 1320.
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Chen Lin was a painter.
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