선조·광해 연간 회화감상과 비평에 나타난 차별성 연구

Abstract

The active painters during the reigns of King Seonjo and Gwanghae divided into royal painters and occupation painters. This study described how discrimination against painters appeared in the poetry works of contemporary literati. Literati wanted to obtain Neo-Confucian selfcultivation from royal painters. While appreciating the painting, they focused on recalling their Sung-Jung(性情) and reading the painters’ spirit (寫意). Choi Rip distinguished between innate talent and acquired skill and praised that the paintings of those with noble status have spirit coming from heaven. The paintings of occupation painters didn’t garner the same level of praise from literati of the time as those of royal painters did. However, literati were not reveal prejudiced against the status of occupation painters. Shin Heum acknowledged the artistry of Naong Lee Jeong, saying that if one realizes the transcendental spirit of a painter, one can attain a sacred works (神品). Lee Hang-bok evaluate the skills of royal painter regardless of their social class. Heo Gyun, a literati who resisted the social class society, showed more interest in the painting work of Naong Lee Jeong, a occupation painter. In this way, the attitude of literati expecting spiritual discipline from royal painters and artistic skills from occupation painters can be said to be one aspect of differentiation seen in the appreciation and criticism of paintings.