呂紀
明代院體花鳥畫大師
呂紀（1439–1505），字廷振，號樂愚，浙江寧波人。他是明代院體花鳥畫家，名義上擔任錦衣衛指揮使。 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. 成化年間，他入宮成為宮廷畫家，歷任百戶、副千戶、指揮僉事等職。其畫作題材常以鳳凰、仙鶴等祥瑞禽鳥為主，融合南宋院體山水技法，營造出富麗堂皇的院體風格。 他的一些作品被帶到日本，影響了當地的屏風畫。 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.