Li Di
Introduction ''Shrike on a tree in winter''. Song dynasty, 1187 AD. Currently kept at Shanghai Museum. '''Li Di''' (;  1100 – after 1197) was a Chinese imperial court painter during the Song Dynasty. He was noted for painting flowers, birds, bamboo, and animals in motion. Li was a member of the Academy of Worthies.
Biography Li was born in Heyang (河陽), in modern Meng County () in Henan Province. He worked at the Imperial Painting Academy, and his career spanned the reigns of emperors Xiaozong, Guangzong, and Ningzong.The exact dates of his life are uncertain, only that his first signed painting is dated 1125, and his last known painting is dated 1197.
Family Li Di's son, Li Demao, was also a painter in the Imperial Painting Academy.
Gallery Li Di - Red and White Cotton Roses - Google Art Project.jpg|''Red and White Cotton Roses'' (1197). Tokyo National Museum.White hibiscuses.jpg|''White Cotton Roses'' (1197). Tokyo National Museum.Li Di-Maple Falcon and Pheasant.jpg|''Maple, Falcon, and Golden Pheasant'' (1196). Palace Museum.Li Di-Hunting Dog.jpg|''Hunting Dog''. Palace Museum.名绘集珍册 9 宋 李迪 春潮带雨.jpg|''The Spring Tide Brings Rain''. National Palace Museum.Buffles et vacher fuyant l'orage, attribué à Li Di.png|''Oxherds in Wind and Rain''. National Palace Museum.
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References *Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). ''Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting''. New Haven, Yale University Press. . *Cihai Bianji Weiyuanhui () (1979). ''Cihai'' (). Shanghai, Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House.