艺术水平的高下,固然是评判一个画家的主要标准,却不是唯一的标准,画家在当时的政治、经济地位以及社会声望等等,都会在不同程度上影响着画家的知名度。若出于艺术因素之外的原因,而使画家在当时或历史的评价中受到轻视、冷落,就未免不公平了。吴门画家之一的张灵,就受到了这种不公平的待遇,致使其绘画作品传世较少,关于张灵的文献记载也相当简略。然就其现存的几件绘画作品来看,他的艺术造诣很高,对这一位吴门画家及其作品作些研究探讨是必要的。 While the artistic level is the main criterion for judging an artist, it is not the only criterion. The painter’s political and economic status and social prestige at the time will affect the painter’s visibility in varying degrees. If for reasons other than artistic reasons, it is unfair for the painter to be ignored and neglected in the evaluation of the present or the past. Zhang Ling, one of the Wu painters, was subjected to this unfair treatment, resulting in fewer paintings handed down. The documentation of Zhang Ling was also rather brief. However, in terms of his existing paintings, his artistic attainments are very high. It is necessary to do some research on this Wu painter and his works.