汉画像石是中国绘画艺术史上的重要丰碑

汉画像石艺术作为一种独特的艺术表现形式 ,与汉以后的部分绘画名作在表现形式上有很多惊人的相近。以汉画像石中汉代车马出行图以及出土于徐州燕子埠东汉彭城相廖宇墓出土的《狩猎图》与北宋的清明上河图比较 ,就其内容与表现形式而言 ,汉画像石显然是长卷社会风俗画的集大成者 ;就连环画的定义、汉代画像石艺术表现内容与形式而言 ,汉画像石艺术又是中国连环画艺术发展的源头 ,中国绘画艺术史的重要丰碑

Portrait Stones in the Han Dynasty -Monumental Work in the Chinese Art History

As a distinctive art form, the portrait stones in the Han Dynasty are very similar to the masterpieces in painting after the Han Dynasty in terms of their expressive forms. For example, the portrait stones unearthed in Xuzhou which depicted the royal progress and which portrayed the hunting scenes are very similar to the famous painting by Zhang Duan in the Northern Song Dynasty in terms of their expressive forms. The portrait stones in the Han Dynasty obviously represent the great achievements of the genre painting. They are also the source of the Chinese picture-story painting. In a word, the portrait stones in the Han Dynasty are monumental work in the Chinese art history.