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Chen Jiru

1558 - 1639

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Chen Jiru (simplified Chinese: 陈继儒; traditional Chinese: 陳繼儒; pinyin: Chén Jìrú; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Chi-ju; 1558–1639) was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and essayist during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Chen was born in Huating (华亭; present-day Songjiang District, Shanghai). His courtesy name was Zhongchun (仲醇) and his pseudonyms were Migong (麋公) and Meigong (眉公). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chen Jiru has received more than 32,822 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Chen Jiru is the 1,433rd most popular painter, the 818th most popular biography from China and the 36th most popular Chinese Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Chen Jiru ranks 1,433 out of 2,023Before him are Julien Dupré, Cornelis Pietersz Bega, Józef Chełmoński, Jan Theuninck, Hermann Zapf, and George Bellows. After him are Alexander Kanoldt, Maruyama Ōkyo, Edwin Austin Abbey, Cosmas Damian Asam, Haddon Sundblom, and Amalia Lindegren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1558, Chen Jiru ranks 12Before him are Oda Nobutaka, Olivier van Noort, Margrave Andrew of Burgau, François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Thomas Kyd, and John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Robert Greene, and Thomas Lodge. Among people deceased in 1639, Chen Jiru ranks 13Before him are Stefano Landi, Martin Opitz, Augusta of Denmark, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and John Ford. After him is Johannes Meursius.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Jiru ranks 818 out of 1,610Before him are Chen Qimei (1878), Wu Jingzi (1701), Li Zhaoxing (1940), Li Ning (1963), Xue Yue (1896), and Chögyam Trungpa (1939). After him are Song Ping (1917), Zhou Zuoren (1885), Zhang Binglin (1868), Zhang Dejiang (1946), Cai Qi (1955), and Qiao Shi (1924).

Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Chen Jiru ranks 36Before him are Wang Meng (1308), Huang Gongwang (1269), Zhang Xuan (713), Qiu Ying (1494), Dai Jin (1388), and Chen Hongshou (1598). After him are Qian Xuan (1235), Zhou Fang (730), and Wang Shimin (1592).