







The Most Famous
Painters from China
Top 10 Painters
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Chinese Painters of all time. This list of famous Chinese Painters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Chinese Painters.
- #1

Shitao
1642 - 1707
HPI 69.3240 langsShitao was most famous for his paintings of landscapes.
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Chinese Painters grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Painters were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Painters since 1700.































