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Shen Zhou

1427 - 1509

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Shen Zhou (Chinese: 沈周; pinyin: Shěn Zhōu, 1427–1509), courtesy names Qinan (启南) and Shitian (石田), was a Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty. He lived during the post-transition period of the Yuan conquest of the Ming. His family worked closely with the government and maintained its wealthy status. Shen later retired and lived a reclusive life, spending most of his time painting and taking care of his widowed mother. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shen Zhou is the 788th most popular painter (down from 765th in 2019), the 545th most popular biography from China (up from 564th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Chinese Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Shen Zhou ranks 788 out of 2,023. Before him are Cassandre, Agatharchus, Cornelis de Vos, Wen Zhengming, Frans Pourbus the Younger, and Anna Chromý. After him are Jost Amman, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Roberto Matta, Eugène Fromentin, Jan Asselijn, and Adriaen van de Velde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1427, Shen Zhou ranks 5. Before him are Emperor Yingzong of Ming, Casimir IV Jagiellon, Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, and Lucrezia Tornabuoni. After him are Antonio Rossellino, and Vincenzo Foppa. Among people deceased in 1509, Shen Zhou ranks 6. Before him are Lady Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII of England, Caterina Sforza, Bernt Notke, and João da Nova. After him are Adam Kraft, and John I, Count Palatine of Simmern.

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In China

Among people born in China, Shen Zhou ranks 545 out of 1,610. Before him are He Yingqin (1890), Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Na Moon-hee (1941), Wen Zhengming (1470), Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), and Zhong Yao (151). After him are Zhu Shijie (1249), Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), Fang Xuanling (578), Lo Wei (1918), Cheng Yi (1033), and Deng Yingchao (1904).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Shen Zhou ranks 12. Before him are Han Gan (706), Dong Qichang (1555), Tang Yin (1470), Liang Kai (1200), Bada Shanren (1626), and Wen Zhengming (1470). After him are Ni Zan (1301), Wu Daozi (680), Ma Yuan (1160), Huang Tingjian (1045), Xia Gui (1195), and Pan Yuliang (1895).

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