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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 lost his father at an early age and lived in poverty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wu Daozi has received more than 165,146 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Wu Daozi is the 810th most popular painter (down from 695th in 2019), the 556th most popular biography from China (down from 485th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Painter.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.69

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  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Wu Daozi ranks 810 out of 1,421. Before him are Herbert James Draper, Bartolomeo Vivarini, Carl Andre, Bramantino, Jan Miense Molenaer, and François Lemoyne. After him are Jacques Villon, Nicolae Grigorescu, Juan de Valdés Leal, Gutzon Borglum, Jan Mandijn, and Marcello Bacciarelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 680, Wu Daozi ranks 4. Before him are Saint Boniface, Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair, 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 556 out of 1,392. Before him are Ding Ling (1904), Sun Simiao (581), Li Zhi (1527), Cheung Po Tsai (1783), He Yingqin (1890), and Ban Biao (3). After him are Yin Lihua (5), Li He (790), Chen Gongbo (1892), Sengcan (529), Ho Feng-Shan (1901), and Li Zhanshu (1950).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Wu Daozi ranks 14. Before him are Tang Yin (1470), Ni Zan (1301), Dong Qichang (1555), Liang Kai (1200), Zhang Zeduan (1085), and Shen Zhou (1427). After him are Dong Yuan (932), Xia Gui (1195), Bada Shanren (1626), Li Cheng (919), Wen Zhengming (1470), and Wang Meng (1308).

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