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Wu Daozi

680 - 740

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Wu Daozi (c. 685 – c. 758 CE or c. 689 – c. 759 CE), also known as Daoxuan and Wu Tao Tzu, was a Chinese painter of the Tang dynasty. The British art historian Michael Sullivan considers him one of "the masters of the seventh century," Some of his works survive; many, mostly murals, have been lost. Wu's father died when he was at an early age, and he subsequently lived in poverty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wu Daozi has received more than 174,636 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wu Daozi is the 711th most popular painter (up from 809th in 2019), the 531st most popular biography from China (up from 555th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Chinese Painter.

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  • 56.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Wu Daozi ranks 711 out of 2,023. Before him are Eugène Carrière, Moritz von Schwind, Paula Rego, Bruno Liljefors, Giovanna Garzoni, and Victorine Meurent. After him are Raja Ravi Varma, Pedro Berruguete, Kolë Idromeno, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, Hans Hartung, and Jan Mandijn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 680, Wu Daozi ranks 4. Before him are Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair, Saint Boniface, and Empress Genshō. After him are Aripert II, and Liutpert. Among people deceased in 740, Wu Daozi ranks 4. Before him are Zayd ibn Ali, Andrew of Crete, and Meng Haoran. After him is Æthelheard of Wessex.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wu Daozi ranks 531 out of 1,610. Before him are Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Shangguan Wan'er (664), Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Sheng Shicai (1895), Bian Que (-401), and Xu Shen (58). After him are Zhou Yongkang (1942), Yi Xing (683), Zhang Juzheng (1525), Feng Menglong (1574), Liu Xin (-50), and He Yingqin (1890).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Wu Daozi ranks 12. Before him are Mi Fu (1051), Ma Yuan (1160), Ni Zan (1301), Tang Yin (1470), Dong Qichang (1555), and Dong Yuan (932). After him are Shen Zhou (1427), Xia Gui (1195), Yun Shouping (1633), Liang Kai (1200), Wen Zhengming (1470), and Bada Shanren (1626).

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