中国绘画史上,道释人物画不仅是一门重要画科,而且从魏晋到唐宋,长时期处于显赫乃至主流地位。宋代之后,随着山水、花鸟画的崛起,道释画同其它人物画的地位有所下降,此后三大画科虽互有涨落,而鼎立之势绵延至今。作为人物画重要构成之一的道释画,至今仍为常见的画种,如八仙、寿星公、钟馗、观音等。道释画地位的变迁,同所处时代的哲学及文化思想有着必然的关联,尤其同中国文化的天人合一观念高度契合,是追求长生、祈福避祸 In the history of Chinese painting, Taoist figure painting is not only an important painting, but also from the Wei and Jin dynasties to the Tang and Song dynasties for a long time in a prominent and even mainstream status. After the Song Dynasty, with the rise of landscapes, flowers and birds paintings, the status of Taoism and painting declined with that of other figure paintings. As one of the important components of portraits, the Daoist paintings are still common paintings such as the Eight Immortals, Shou Xing Gong, Zhong Kui, Guan Yin and so on. The changes in the status of Daoist paintings have a certain relationship with the philosophical and cultural thoughts of the times in which they are located. In particular, they are highly compatible with the concept of harmony between man and nature in Chinese culture. They are the pursuit of longevity and the blessing of evils