Chen Lu was a Chinese painter in the early Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

. His birth and death years are unknown.

Chen was born in Huiqi (會䅲, modern day Shaoxing

Shaoxing

Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. It was once known as "越"...

 in Zhejiang province). His courtesy name was Xian Zhang (憲章) and his pseudonym was Ru Yin Ju Shi (如隱居士). He was particularly skilled in painting plum, pine, and bamboo paintings.