ARTIST

Hu Zhengyan

1584 - 1674

Hu Zhengyan

Hu Zhengyan (Chinese: 胡正言; c. 1584 – 1674) was a Chinese artist, printmaker and publisher. He worked in calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, and seal-carving, but was primarily a publisher, producing academic texts as well as records of his own work. Hu lived in Nanjing during the transition from the Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hu Zhengyan is the 74th most popular artist (down from 58th in 2019), the 833rd most popular biography from China (down from 669th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Hu Zhengyan ranks 74 out of 125. Before him are James Montgomery Flagg, Bas Jan Ader, Mary Blair, Heorhiy Narbut, Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, and Lado Gudiashvili. After him are Gilbert Baker, Mary Delany, Gordon Matta-Clark, Annette Messager, Aleksandr Golovin, and Daniel Hopfer.

Most Popular Artists in Wikipedia

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James Montgomery Flagg
1877 - 1960
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 68
Bas Jan Ader
1942 - 1975
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 69
Mary Blair
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 70
Heorhiy Narbut
1886 - 1920
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 71
Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 72
Lado Gudiashvili
1896 - 1980
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 73
Hu Zhengyan
1584 - 1674
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 74
Gilbert Baker
1951 - 2017
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 75
Mary Delany
1700 - 1788
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 76
Gordon Matta-Clark
1943 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 77
Annette Messager
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 78
Aleksandr Golovin
1863 - 1930
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 79
Daniel Hopfer
1470 - 1536
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 80

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1584, Hu Zhengyan ranks 18. Before him are Mehmed III Giray, Melchior Grodziecki, Herman Wrangel, Francis Beaumont, Caspar Barlaeus, and Grégoire de Saint-Vincent. After him are Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg, John Selden, Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Thomas van Erpe. Among people deceased in 1674, Hu Zhengyan ranks 19. Before him are Mehmed IV Giray, Matthias Weckmann, Ebba Brahe, Johannes Lingelbach, Kanō Tan'yū, and Pieter Boel. After him are Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, Karel Škréta, Robert Herrick, and Thomas Traherne.

Others Born in 1584

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Mehmed III Giray
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1629
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 12
Melchior Grodziecki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1584 - 1619
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 13
Herman Wrangel
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1643
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 14
Francis Beaumont
WRITER
1584 - 1616
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 15
Caspar Barlaeus
WRITER
1584 - 1648
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 16
Grégoire de Saint-Vincent
MATHEMATICIAN
1584 - 1667
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 17
Hu Zhengyan
ARTIST
1584 - 1674
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 18
Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1636
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 19
John Selden
LAWYER
1584 - 1654
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 20
Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
NOBLEMAN
1584 - 1663
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 21
Thomas van Erpe
PHILOSOPHER
1584 - 1624
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 22

Others Deceased in 1674

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Mehmed IV Giray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1606 - 1674
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 13
Matthias Weckmann
COMPOSER
1619 - 1674
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 14
Ebba Brahe
NOBLEMAN
1596 - 1674
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 15
Johannes Lingelbach
PAINTER
1622 - 1674
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 16
Kanō Tan'yū
PAINTER
1602 - 1674
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 17
Pieter Boel
PAINTER
1622 - 1674
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 18
Hu Zhengyan
ARTIST
1584 - 1674
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 19
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1674
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 20
Karel Škréta
PAINTER
1610 - 1674
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 21
Robert Herrick
WRITER
1591 - 1674
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 22
Thomas Traherne
WRITER
1636 - 1674
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 23