PAINTER

Chen Jiru

1558 - 1639

Chen Jiru

Chen Jiru (simplified Chinese: 陈继儒; traditional Chinese: 陳繼儒; pinyin: Chén Jìrú; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Chi-ju; 1558–1639) was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and essayist during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Chen was born in Huating (华亭; present-day Songjiang District, Shanghai). His courtesy name was Zhongchun (仲醇) and his pseudonyms were Migong (麋公) and Meigong (眉公). Chen's calligraphy followed the style of Su Shi and Mi Fu. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Chen Jiru is the 1,595th most popular painter (down from 1,433rd in 2024), the 838th most popular biography from China (down from 817th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Chinese Painter.

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Among painters, Chen Jiru ranks 1,595 out of 2,023. Before him are Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh, Jan Boeckhorst, Jan Fabre, Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp, Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, and Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema. After him are Sisto Badalocchio, Allan Ramsay, Józef Chełmoński, Levina Teerlinc, Giovanni d'Alemagna, and Elizabeth Jane Gardner.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

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Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,589
Jan Boeckhorst
1604 - 1668
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,590
Jan Fabre
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,591
Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp
1594 - 1652
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,592
Hans Leonhard Schäufelein
1480 - 1540
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,593
Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema
1852 - 1909
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,594
Chen Jiru
1558 - 1639
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,595
Sisto Badalocchio
1585 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,596
Allan Ramsay
1713 - 1784
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,597
Józef Chełmoński
1849 - 1914
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,598
Levina Teerlinc
1510 - 1576
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,599
Giovanni d'Alemagna
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,600
Elizabeth Jane Gardner
1837 - 1922
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 1,601

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1558, Chen Jiru ranks 12. Before him are Oda Nobutaka, Thomas Kyd, Margrave Andrew of Burgau, John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Olivier van Noort, and François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti. After him are Robert Greene, and Thomas Lodge. Among people deceased in 1639, Chen Jiru ranks 14. Before him are Martin Opitz, Stefano Landi, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Augusta of Denmark, John Ford, and Johannes Meursius.

Others Born in 1558

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Oda Nobutaka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1558 - 1583
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 6
Thomas Kyd
WRITER
1558 - 1594
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 7
Margrave Andrew of Burgau
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1600
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 8
John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1558 - 1592
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 9
Olivier van Noort
EXPLORER
1558 - 1627
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 10
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
NOBLEMAN
1558 - 1614
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 11
Chen Jiru
PAINTER
1558 - 1639
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 12
Robert Greene
WRITER
1558 - 1592
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 13
Thomas Lodge
WRITER
1558 - 1625
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 14