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Shen Zhou

1427 - 1509

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Shen Zhou (Chinese: 沈周; pinyin: Shěn Zhōu, 1427–1509), courtesy names Qi'nan (启南) and Shitian (石田), was a Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty. He lived during the post-transition period of the Yuan conquest of the Ming. His family worked closely with the government and maintained its wealthy status. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shen Zhou has received more than 117,680 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Shen Zhou is the 784th most popular painter (up from 826th in 2019), the 545th most popular biography from China (down from 539th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Chinese Painter.

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  • 120k

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  • 54.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Shen Zhou ranks 784 out of 1,421. Before him are Gabriel von Max, Jean-Paul Laurens, Roman Opałka, Sébastien Bourdon, Carlo Saraceni, and Franz Anton Maulbertsch. After him are Marie-Guillemine Benoist, Winslow Homer, Richard Parkes Bonington, Peter Snayers, Cindy Sherman, and Lee Krasner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1427, Shen Zhou ranks 5. Before him are Emperor Yingzong of Ming, Casimir IV Jagiellon, Lucrezia Tornabuoni, and Sigismund, Archduke of Austria. After him is Antonio Rossellino. Among people deceased in 1509, Shen Zhou ranks 6. Before him are Henry VII of England, Caterina Sforza, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Bernt Notke, and João da Nova. After him are Adam Kraft and John I, Count Palatine of Simmern.

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In China

Among people born in China, Shen Zhou ranks 545 out of 1,392. Before him are Wang Bi (226), Joan Chen (1961), Gan De (-400), Li Yu (937), T. V. Soong (1894), and Mei Lanfang (1894). After him are Lin Sen (1868), Huang Xing (1874), Yang Xiong (-53), Ma Bufang (1903), Ding Ling (1904), and Sun Simiao (581).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Shen Zhou ranks 13. Before him are Mi Fu (1051), Tang Yin (1470), Ni Zan (1301), Dong Qichang (1555), Liang Kai (1200), and Zhang Zeduan (1085). After him are Wu Daozi (680), Dong Yuan (932), Xia Gui (1195), Bada Shanren (1626), Li Cheng (919), and Wen Zhengming (1470).

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