The Historical Value of Landscape Paintings in the Song Dynasty

The landscape paintings of the two Song Dynasties are important historical materials to study the society, culture and ideology of the Song Dynasty, and have high historical value. This paper aims to analyze the characteristics of landscape painting techniques, subject matter selection and artistic conception creation in the two Song dynasties, combined with the political, economic and cultural backgrounds of the two Song dynasties, and deeply explore the historical value of its refraction. This paper incorporates the method of literature research, image analysis and comparative analysis. Landscape painting developed through a hundred years reaching its peak in two Song Dynasties, where they created different artistic conception through various compositions and techniques, reflecting the social changes of the Song Dynasty. The development of neo-Confucianism and Zen in the Song Dynasty was also reflected in the existence of landscape painting galleries and blank space. In summary, landscape painting, as an important image of historical data, provides valuable reference for the study of social features.