Wu Li
(1632–1718) Chinese painter (1632-1718)
Wu Li (1632–1718) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Wu Li belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Wu Li was born in Changshu and died in Shanghai. Wu Li studied under Wang Shimin. Wu Li worked in Beijing, Macau, and Nanjing. Wu Li became a member of Six Masters of the early Qing period.
The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 10 works by Wu Li with free images. The dated works span the years 1674–1778. Works by Wu Li are held by several collections, among them Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Palace Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Yale University Art Gallery.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Anthonie van Borssom, Benjamin von Block, Adriaen van der Kabel, Johann Filip Lemke, and Antonio Zanchi.