元代后期,在浙江嘉兴魏塘镇上出现了两位绘画大家,一位是被后人尊为“元四家”之一的吴镇,另一位就是这幅《秋江待渡图》(见右图)的作者盛懋。这两位绘画大家的绘画风格不同:吴镇属于文人画家,其画多是抒写胸中逸气;而盛懋属于职业画家,画作较符合大众审美眼光。吴镇在绘画方面的造诣及影响都比盛懋大,但却不 In the late Yuan Dynasty, two artists of painting appeared in Weitang Town, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. One was Wuzhen, who was honored as one of the “Four Elements” by his descendants, and the other was “ ”(See right) author Sheng Mao. The painting styles of the two artists are different: Wuzhen belongs to the literati painter, whose paintings mostly express his feelings in the chest; and Shengmao belongs to the professional painter, whose paintings are more in line with the public aesthetic vision. Wu Zhen’s accomplishments in the field of painting and influence than Sheng Mao large, but not