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Dong Qichang

1555 - 1636

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Dong Qichang (Chinese: 董其昌; pinyin: Dǒng Qíchāng; Wade–Giles: Tung Ch'i-ch'ang; courtesy name Xuanzai (玄宰); 1555–1636), was a Chinese art theorist, calligrapher, painter, and politician of the later period of the Ming dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dong Qichang has received more than 88,460 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Dong Qichang is the 700th most popular painter (up from 745th in 2019), the 506th most popular biography from China (down from 500th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 88k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Dong Qichang ranks 700 out of 1,421. Before him are Carolus-Duran, Giovanni Baglione, Frans Masereel, Jasper Johns, Victor Brauner, and Louis-Léopold Boilly. After him are Hercules Seghers, Émile Friant, Roberto Matta, Aert de Gelder, Wifredo Lam, and Benvenuto Tisi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1555, Dong Qichang ranks 11. Before him are Cesare Ripa, François de Malherbe, Johann Arndt, Louise de Coligny, Konishi Yukinaga, and Andreas Libavius. After him are Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi, Moderata Fonte, and Giovanni Antonio Magini. Among people deceased in 1636, Dong Qichang ranks 6. Before him are Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Date Masamune, Santorio Santorio, Mulla Sadra, and Stefano Maderno. After him are Sendivogius, Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Iskandar Muda, and Gregorio Fernández.

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In China

Among people born in China, Dong Qichang ranks 506 out of 1,392. Before him are Chen Kaige (1952), Shen Yue (441), Emperor Xiaowu of Jin (362), Zhang Juzheng (1525), Lo Wei (1918), and Bai Chongxi (1893). After him are Liu Penzi (11), Guo Shoujing (1231), Ruan Ji (210), Song Jiaoren (1882), Man Chong (209), and Yi Xing (683).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Dong Qichang ranks 10. Before him are Gu Kaizhi (345), Guo Xi (1020), Han Gan (706), Mi Fu (1051), Tang Yin (1470), and Ni Zan (1301). After him are Liang Kai (1200), Zhang Zeduan (1085), Shen Zhou (1427), Wu Daozi (680), Dong Yuan (932), and Xia Gui (1195).

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