明朝宫廷绘画的发展服务于政治教化目的,加之明初朱元璋实行文化专制,致使有的画家被猜忌、杀戮,阻碍了画家的创新之路。永乐以后,随着政权的巩固,宫廷画家的境遇有了明显改善,统治者对其欣赏的画家进行褒奖,促进了宫廷绘画特别是宫廷花鸟画的发展,总体而言,明代宫廷绘画创作规模和水平远逊于宋代。 The development of court painting in the Ming Dynasty served the goal of political enlightenment. In addition, the early Zhu Yuanzhang’s cultural autocracy led some artists to be suspicious and slaughtered, impeding the painter’s innovation path. After the Yongle, with the consolidation of the regime, the court painter’s situation has been significantly improved, the rulers praised the painters they appreciate, and promoted the development of court paintings, especially the court flowers and birds paintings. Overall, the Ming court painting scale and Level is far less than the Song Dynasty.