PAINTER

Ma Yuan

1160 - 1225

Ma Yuan

Ma Yuan (Chinese: 馬遠; pinyin: Mǎ Yuǎn; Wade–Giles: Ma Yüan; c. 1160–65 – 1225) was a Chinese painter of the Song dynasty. His works, together with that of Xia Gui, formed the basis of the so-called Ma-Xia (馬夏) school of painting, and are considered among the finest from the period. His works has inspired both Chinese artists of the Zhe school, as well as the early Japanese painters Shūbun and Sesshū. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ma Yuan is the 886th most popular painter (down from 567th in 2019), the 615th most popular biography from China (down from 429th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Chinese Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Ma Yuan ranks 886 out of 2,023. Before him are Maximilien Luce, Jacques Villon, Aleksander Orłowski, Felix Nussbaum, Grandma Moses, and Louise Catherine Breslau. After him are Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis, Huang Tingjian, Antoine Pesne, Jacopo Amigoni, Anna Bilińska, and Eero Järnefelt.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

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Maximilien Luce
1858 - 1941
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 880
Jacques Villon
1875 - 1963
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 881
Aleksander Orłowski
1777 - 1832
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 882
Felix Nussbaum
1904 - 1944
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 883
Grandma Moses
1860 - 1961
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 884
Louise Catherine Breslau
1856 - 1927
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 885
Ma Yuan
1160 - 1225
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 886
Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis
1455 - 1522
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 887
Huang Tingjian
1045 - 1105
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 888
Antoine Pesne
1683 - 1757
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 889
Jacopo Amigoni
1682 - 1752
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 890
Anna Bilińska
1854 - 1893
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 891
Eero Järnefelt
1863 - 1937
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 892

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1160, Ma Yuan ranks 15. Before him are Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Dulce of Aragon, Arnaud Amalric, Isaac the Blind, Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia, and William of Champlitte. After him are Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, David Kimhi, Adelaide of Meissen, Ida, Countess of Boulogne, Adolf III of Holstein, and David of Dinant. Among people deceased in 1225, Ma Yuan ranks 8. Before him are Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din, Al-Nasir, Comtessa de Dia, Arnaud Amalric, Hōjō Masako, and Angelus of Jerusalem. After him are Jien, Engelbert II of Berg, and Adolf III of Holstein.

Others Born in 1160

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Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1199
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 9
Dulce of Aragon
COMPANION
1160 - 1198
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 10
Arnaud Amalric
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1160 - 1225
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 11
Isaac the Blind
WRITER
1160 - 1235
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 12
Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1222
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 13
William of Champlitte
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1209
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 14
Ma Yuan
PAINTER
1160 - 1225
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 15
Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1218
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 16
David Kimhi
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1235
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 17
Adelaide of Meissen
COMPANION
1160 - 1211
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 18
Ida, Countess of Boulogne
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1216
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 19
Adolf III of Holstein
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1225
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 20
David of Dinant
PHILOSOPHER
1160 - 1217
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 21