吕纪
明代院体花鸟画大师
吕纪（1439–1505），字廷振，号乐愚，浙江宁波人。他是明代院体花鸟画家，名义上担任锦衣卫指挥使。 His bird-and-flower paintings combined meticulous brushwork with heavy colors and freehand ink techniques. He was a student of Bian Jingzhao and Lin Liang, absorbing techniques from the Tang and Song dynasties. Representative works include 'New Spring with Twin Pheasants,' 'Osmanthus Mountain Birds,' and 'Willow Shade with Twin Ducks.' His use of color was vibrant, often subtly carrying moral messages. 成化年间，他入宫成为宫廷画家，历任百户、副千户、指挥佥事等职。其画作题材常以凤凰、仙鹤等祥瑞禽鸟为主，融合南宋院体山水技法，营造出富丽堂皇的院体风格。 他的一些作品被带到日本，影响了当地的屏风画。 Emperor Xiaozong of Ming once remarked on his paintings as 'skillfully executed to offer advice,' and his court-style meticulous bird-and-flower paintings are seen as a blend of traditional court-style aesthetics and Southern Song court landscape techniques.