金农,历经康熙、雍正、乾隆三朝,因此自封为“三朝老民”。由于他诗、书、画、印以及琴曲、鉴赏、收藏方面都称得上是大家,成为“扬州八怪”的核心人物。他曾被荐举应博学鸿词科,未被录取,至此便对仕途失去兴趣,布衣终身,依靠鬻书卖画为生。金农的书法造诣,在 Jinnong, after Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong three dynasties, so self-styled “three toward the old people ”. Because of his poetry, books, paintings, printing and Qin music, appreciation, collection are all regarded as everyone, become “Yangzhou eight strange ” of the core figure. He had been recommended to learn Hong word subjects, was not admitted, so they lose interest in career, commoner life, rely on books sell paintings for a living. Jinnong calligraphy attainments, in