PAINTER

Gim Hongdo

1745 - 1806

Gim Hongdo

Kim Hongdo (Korean: 김홍도, 1745–c. 1806 to 1814) was a Korean painter during the Joseon dynasty. He is mostly remembered for his depictions of the everyday life of ordinary people, in a manner analogous to painters of the Dutch Golden Age. He was also widely known by his art name Tanwŏn (단원). Active during the reign of King Yeongjo and King Jeongjo, he made a profound change in Joseon painting style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gim Hongdo is the 1,449th most popular painter (down from 1,128th in 2019), the 212th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 141st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Gim Hongdo ranks 1,449 out of 2,023. Before him are Roger de La Fresnaye, Robert Ryman, José Malhoa, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Antonio Ciseri, and Antón Lamazares. After him are Zhang Daqian, Alexey Bogolyubov, Igor Grabar, Mårten Eskil Winge, Maria Lassnig, and Rudolf von Alt.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

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Roger de La Fresnaye
1885 - 1925
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,443
Robert Ryman
1930 - 2019
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 1,444
José Malhoa
1855 - 1933
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 1,445
Ker-Xavier Roussel
1867 - 1944
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 1,446
Antonio Ciseri
1821 - 1891
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,447
Antón Lamazares
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,448
Gim Hongdo
1745 - 1806
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,449
Zhang Daqian
1899 - 1983
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,450
Alexey Bogolyubov
1824 - 1896
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,451
Igor Grabar
1871 - 1960
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,452
Mårten Eskil Winge
1825 - 1896
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,453
Maria Lassnig
1919 - 2014
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,454
Rudolf von Alt
1812 - 1905
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,455

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1745, Gim Hongdo ranks 38. Before him are Maxim Berezovsky, Franciszek Smuglewicz, Inō Tadataka, Olaudah Equiano, Benjamin Rush, and Johann Gottfried Köhler. After him are François-Jean de la Barre, Johann Peter Salomon, Timothy Pickering, Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, and Félix María de Samaniego. Among people deceased in 1806, Gim Hongdo ranks 43. Before him are Timothy Dexter, Shah Alam II, Jean Joseph Mounier, Charles James Fox, Gabriel François Doyen, and Ignaz Schiffermüller. After him are Karoline von Günderrode, Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, Henry Knox, Heinrich Christian Boie, Benjamin Banneker, and Rana Bahadur Shah.

Others Born in 1745

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Maxim Berezovsky
COMPOSER
1745 - 1777
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 32
Franciszek Smuglewicz
PAINTER
1745 - 1807
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 33
Inō Tadataka
GEOGRAPHER
1745 - 1818
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 34
Olaudah Equiano
WRITER
1745 - 1797
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 35
Benjamin Rush
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1813
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 36
Johann Gottfried Köhler
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1801
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 37
Gim Hongdo
PAINTER
1745 - 1806
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 38
François-Jean de la Barre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1745 - 1766
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 39
Johann Peter Salomon
MUSICIAN
1745 - 1815
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 40
Timothy Pickering
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1829
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 41
Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
NOBLEMAN
1745 - 1800
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 42
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
NOBLEMAN
1745 - 1790
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 43
Félix María de Samaniego
WRITER
1745 - 1801
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 44