신사임당 申師任堂
Joseon artist and writer
| Life | 1504 ~ 1551 |
| Era | 조선 |
| Clan | 평산 신씨 |
Life & career
Shin Saimdang (申師任堂, 1504-1551), said to have been named Shin In-seon, was a painter and writer of mid-Joseon, daughter of Shin Myeong-hwa, wife of Yi Won-su of Deoksu, and mother of the scholar Yi I (Yulgok). Her paintings of plants and insects (Chocho-do), grapes and landscapes survive, and she was also skilled in poetry and calligraphy. Sources place her in the Munhui-gong line, as a great-great-granddaughter of Shin Gae.
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