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Wen Zhengming

1470 - 1559

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Wen Zhengming (28 November 1470 – 28 March 1559), born Wen Bi, was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty. He was regarded as one of the Four Masters of Ming painting. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wen Zhengming is the 785th most popular painter (up from 801st in 2019), the 542nd most popular biography from China (up from 579th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Wen Zhengming ranks 785 out of 2,023. Before him are Bada Shanren, Julian Schnabel, Sebastiaen Vrancx, Cassandre, Agatharchus, and Cornelis de Vos. After him are Frans Pourbus the Younger, Anna Chromý, Shen Zhou, Jost Amman, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, and Roberto Matta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1470, Wen Zhengming ranks 18. Before him are György Dózsa, Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Lucrezia de' Medici, Quli Qutb Shah, Tang Yin, and Vincenzo Catena. After him are Fernando de Rojas, João I of Kongo, Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Bernardo Dovizi, Willibald Pirckheimer, and Ludovico di Varthema. Among people deceased in 1559, Wen Zhengming ranks 15. Before him are Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Benvenuto Tisi, Gelawdewos, Michele Sanmicheli, and Robert Estienne. After him are Fatma Sultan, Christina Gyllenstierna, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, Kanō Motonobu, Realdo Colombo, and Adam Ries.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wen Zhengming ranks 542 out of 1,610. Before him are Yuan Zhen (779), Bada Shanren (1626), Lee Shau-kee (1929), He Yingqin (1890), Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), and Na Moon-hee (1941). After him are Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), Zhong Yao (151), Shen Zhou (1427), Zhu Shijie (1249), Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), and Fang Xuanling (578).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Wen Zhengming ranks 11. Before him are Qi Baishi (1864), Han Gan (706), Dong Qichang (1555), Tang Yin (1470), Liang Kai (1200), and Bada Shanren (1626). After him are Shen Zhou (1427), Ni Zan (1301), Wu Daozi (680), Ma Yuan (1160), Huang Tingjian (1045), and Xia Gui (1195).

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