Zhao Zuo (趙左 Zhào Zuǒ), a native of Huating (华亭, now Songjiang, Shanghai) was a noted Chinese painter in Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. His style name was 'Wendu' (文度).

Zhao specialized in painting landscapes with a rich and pure brushstroke style. He followed Song Xu and was one of the representative painters of "The Su Song Style" (苏松派).

趙左16世紀 - 17世紀，本名趙佐，字文度，明朝畫家。松江府華亭縣（今上海市松江區）人。

趙左工詩文，早年入京師，以《秋草詩》得名。終于浙江塘栖，名其樓「大愚庵」，以布衣終老。他擅畫山水、人物、樓閣、花卉，無不精妙。山水畫與徐懋晉都受業于宋旭，徐懋晉揮灑自得，而趙左惜墨構思，不輕涉筆。畫師宗董源，得黃公望、倪瓚兩家筆意。畫雲山似米芾又非米芾，所畫山水，筆墨清甜，善于用幹筆焦墨，長于烘染，風格雅秀，名盛一時。與董其昌為筆墨交，常為董其昌代筆。為「蘇松派」首創人之一，「松江派」的主要畫家。其繪畫美學思想，強調氣勢與意味。認為「畫山水大幅，務以得勢為主。山得勢，雖縈紆高下，氣脈仍是貫串。

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