Kim Du-ryang was a painter of the mid Joseon period

Joseon Dynasty

Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...

. He was born as son of Kim Hyogyeong, a Hwawon (royal court painter). Kim Duryang also followed his father's career as entered royal service as a member of the Dohwaseo, the official painters

Court painter

A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or noble family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Especially in the late Middle Ages, they were often given the office of valet de chambre...

 of the Joseon court. He was good at almost all over genre in paintings such as muninhwa (painting in the literal artistic style, sansuhwa (landscape painting), yeongmohwa (animal-and-bird painting), inmuhwa (portrait painting).

See also

• Korean painting
  Korean painting
  Korean painting includes paintings made in Korea or by overseas Koreans on all surfaces. It includes art as old as the petroglyphs through post-modern conceptual art using transient forms of light...
  
  
• List of Korean painters
• Korean art
  Korean art
  Korean art is art originating or practiced in Korea or by Korean artists, from ancient times to today. Korea is noted for its artistic traditions in pottery, music, calligraphy, and other genres, often marked by the use of bold color, natural forms, and surface decoration.-Introduction:The earliest...
  
  
• Korean culture
• List of Korea-related topics

External links

• Brief biography and gallery (in Korean)