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Blanco que brilla en la noche

Han Gan Chinese
ca. 750
Not on view
Este retrato de Blanco que brilla en la noche, caballo de guerra favorito del emperador Xuanzong (r. 712–756), tal vez sea la pintura ecuestre más famosa del arte chino. El fiero animal tipifica los mitos chinos acerca de los «corceles celestiales» que «sudaban sangre» y que, en realidad, eran dragones disfrazados. La pintura se atribuye a Han Gan, famoso por captar no sólo el parecido físico de los caballos sino también su esencia. Aunque se dice que Han prefería visitar los establos en vez de estudiar las pinturas de caballos ejecutadas por los grandes maestros del pasado, la imagen del animal, visto de perfil, y la abstracción de su anatomía se derivan claramente de prototipos antiguos.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 唐 韓幹 照夜白圖 卷
  • Título: Blanco que brilla en la noche
  • Artista: Atribuido a Han Gan, chino, activo 742–756
  • Periodo: Dinastía Tang
  • Fecha: ca. 750
  • Material: Rollo horizontal; tinta sobre papel
  • Dimensiones: 30,8 x 34 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, donación del Fondo Dillon, 1977
  • Número de inventario: 1977.78
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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