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Kanō Motonobu

1476 - 1559

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Kanō Motonobu (狩野 元信, August 28, 1476 – November 5, 1559) was a Japanese painter and calligrapher. He was a member of the Kanō school of painting. Through his political connections, patronage, organization, and influence he was able to make the Kanō school into what it is today. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kanō Motonobu has received more than 53,753 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kanō Motonobu is the 1,314th most popular painter (down from 1,264th in 2019), the 961st most popular biography from Japan (down from 939th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Japanese Painter.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Kanō Motonobu ranks 1,314 out of 2,023. Before him are Urs Graf, Janis Rozentāls, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval, Childe Hassam, Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, and Zhang Xuan. After him are József Rippl-Rónai, Lilla Cabot Perry, Auguste Couder, Jan Baptist Weenix, Meijer de Haan, and Luca Carlevarijs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1476, Kanō Motonobu ranks 15. Before him are Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, Cuitláhuac, Helena of Moscow, Ayşe Hatun, Anna Sforza, and Hans von Kulmbach.  Among people deceased in 1559, Kanō Motonobu ranks 20. Before him are Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, Wen Zhengming, Fatma Sultan, Realdo Colombo, Christina Gyllenstierna, and Adam Ries. After him are Lorenzo Priuli, and Gelawdewos.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kanō Motonobu ranks 961 out of 6,245. Before him are Kazuki Takahashi (1961), On Kawara (1932), Tsuru Aoki (1892), Ryozo Suzuki (1939), Chieko Baisho (1941), and Satoru Nakajima (1953). After him are Kafū Nagai (1879), Yukio Endo (1937), Tanaka Hisashige (1799), Shiro Misaki (null), Yoshiichi Watanabe (1954), and Kenzo Yokoyama (1943).

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Among PAINTERS In Japan

Among painters born in Japan, Kanō Motonobu ranks 21. Before him are Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539), Utagawa Toyokuni (1769), Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570), Torii Kiyonobu I (1664), Kuroda Seiki (1866), and On Kawara (1932). After him are Tarō Okamoto (1911), Katsukawa Shunshō (1726), Maruyama Ōkyo (1733), Hiroshi Yoshida (1876), Unkei (1151), and Kanō Tan'yū (1602).

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