郎绍君先生《论现代中国美术》一书中论及徐悲鸿的古代题材人物画时谈道:借古典故事、英雄人物以表达某种理想或见解,又出自哪里呢?传统绘画虽也有这种先例,但毕竟不太多。旅居美国的谢里法认为,徐悲鸿的这种古典理想倾向是受到了十九世纪末 Mr. Lang Shaojun talked about the ancient theme figures of Xu Beihong in his book “On Modern Chinese Art,” when it comes to borrowing classical stories and heroic characters to express an ideal or opinion? Whereas traditional paintings have such a precedent, But after all, not too much. Sheriff, who lives in the United States, believes that this classic ideal of Xu Beihong is influenced by the late nineteenth century