A painting of Mount Inwang[인왕제색도]

A painting of the robust, majestic, boundless, and full of vitality Mount Inwang

인왕제색도 by 겸재 정선

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This majestic painting captures Mount Inwang enveloped in mist after rainfall in 1751 during the Joseon Dynasty.

The esteemed artist Jeong Seon (1676–1759), who was seventy-five years old, painted his masterpiece Clearing after Rain on Mount Inwang (仁王霽色圖), which shows the grand mountain shrouded in mist after rainfall.

Donated to the National Museum of Korea by the family of the late Lee Kun-Hee (1942–2020), chairman of Samsung, the painting evokes a powerful sense of scale, much like the awe one feels when standing before the actual Mount Inwang. Gazing at this painting, you will come to understand the old record that describes Jeong Seon’s paintings as “robust, majestic, boundless, and full of vitality” (壯健雄渾浩汗淋漓).

In fact, if you stare long enough, you might even see the misty clouds come to life and slowly drift across the cragged peaks.

In particular, the mist between the house at the bottom and the ridges of the mountain seems to be billowing and rising.

This uncanny sensation is part of what makes Clearing after Rain on Mount Inwang so captivating.

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