간송미술관 소장 <골굴 석굴도>의 작가와 회화적 재현 방식 고찰

Abstract

The painting <Golgul and Seokgul Cave Temples> part of the 《Album of Scenic Spots in Gyonam》 in the collection of Kansong Museum is a true-view landscape painting from Joseon Period representing the Buddhist temples, Golgulsa and Seokguram. This painting gathered a keen interest among the academic world because it served as a historic material for the restoration of the original shape of Seokguram and because it was identified as a work of Jeong Seon(鄭敾), one of the greatest true-view landscape painters of Joseon with the colophon written by O Se-chang(吳世昌). However, there have since been a number of scholars doubting the authenticity due to the stylistic features. Also, the composition of the painting which placed the two cave temples on the side of a same mountain has puzzled the viewers because it was not the actual geography. This paper, thus, deals with the problem of the painter, whether it was done by Jeong Seon or another artist, and the way of the pictorialisation of the scenery comprising the two temples. The conclusion is as follows; first, <The Golgul and Seokgul> was painted not by Jeong Seon, nor was it done by his grandson, Jeong Hwang(鄭榥). It was painted by an anonymous painter who followed the landscape style of Jeong Seon in late 18th century. It was closely related with the flourishing production of the true-view landscape paintings containing the scenic spots in Yeongnam province. Second, the mislocation of the two cave temples could have been affected by the pictorial maps from late Joseon period. Similar mislocation can be detected in some pictorial maps that copied the existing versions, thus lacking in accuracy in distance and direction of the spots. It is for sure the painter who worked the <Golgul and Seokgul Cave Temples> has not been to the actual sites. He could have referred to the inaccurate copied versions of the pictorial maps or then existing paintings of the same scene. In any case, the painting <Golgul and Seokgul Cave Temples> carries the significance in that it reflects the interest of the people in the unique and mysterious cave temples amidst the popularity of the albums of scenic spots in Yeongnam region in the 18th century .