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Tang Yin

1470 - 1524

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Tang Yin (Chinese: 唐寅; pinyin: Táng Yín; Cantonese Yale: Tong Yan; 6 March 1470 – 7 January 1524), courtesy name Bohu (伯虎) and Ziwei (子畏), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming dynasty period. Even though he was born during the Ming dynasty, many of his paintings, especially those of people, were illustrated with elements from Pre-Tang to Song dynasty art. Tang Yin is one of the most notable painters in the history of Chinese art. He is one of the "Four Masters of Ming dynasty” (Ming Si Jia), which also includes Shen Zhou (1427–1509), Wen Zhengming (1470–1559) and Qiu Ying (c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tang Yin is the 763rd most popular painter (down from 654th in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from China (down from 488th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Tang Yin ranks 763 out of 2,023. Before him are Peter Nicolai Arbo, Louis Anquetin, Giovanni Baglione, Philipp Veit, Hans Bellmer, and Amédée Ozenfant. After him are Liang Kai, Charlotte Salomon, Domenico Fetti, Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger, Frans Floris, and Bartolomeo Vivarini.

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Among people born in 1470, Tang Yin ranks 16. Before him are Francis, Count of Vendôme, Juan Díaz de Solís, György Dózsa, Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Lucrezia de' Medici, and Quli Qutb Shah. After him are Vincenzo Catena, Wen Zhengming, Fernando de Rojas, João I of Kongo, Bartolomeo Tromboncino, and Bernardo Dovizi. Among people deceased in 1524, Tang Yin ranks 13. Before him are Joachim Patinir, Marko Marulić, Salaì, Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, and Andrea Solari. After him are Johann von Staupitz, Cristóbal de Olid, Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria, Ğazı I Giray, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and Thomas Linacre.

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In China

Among people born in China, Tang Yin ranks 524 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhuge Dan (200), Zeng Guofan (1811), Wellington Koo (1888), Cao Zhang (190), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), and Liu Xin (-50). After him are Liang Kai (1200), Watchman Nee (1903), Jia Yi (-200), Lu Ban (-507), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810), and Song Jiaoren (1882).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Tang Yin ranks 8. Before him are Gu Kaizhi (345), Mi Fu (1051), Guo Xi (1020), Qi Baishi (1864), Han Gan (706), and Dong Qichang (1555). After him are Liang Kai (1200), Bada Shanren (1626), Wen Zhengming (1470), Shen Zhou (1427), Ni Zan (1301), and Wu Daozi (680).

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