Wu Tao-tzu

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Wu Tao-tzu, better known as Wu Daozi, was a legendary Tang dynasty Chinese painter celebrated for his dynamic brushwork and profound influence on the history of East Asian art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese painter
artist
person
artForm ink and brush painting
artisticStyle dynamic composition
expressive line work
strong sense of movement
countryOfCitizenship China
culture Chinese
era High Tang period
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
fieldOfWork court painting
mural painting
religious art
floruit 8th century
gender male
genre figure painting
landscape painting
religious painting
hasRoleInLegend painter who entered his own mural
historicalStatus semi-legendary figure
influenced Chinese painting
East Asian ink painting tradition NERFINISHED
Japanese painting
Korean painting
influencedBy Buddhism NERFINISHED
Daoism NERFINISHED
knownAs Sage of Painting NERFINISHED
legacy model for later religious figure painting
standard of brushwork for later painters
subject of numerous legends
movement Tang dynasty art
name Wu Daozi NERFINISHED
Wu Tao-tzu NERFINISHED
Wu Taozi NERFINISHED
nativeName 吳道子 NERFINISHED
notableFor Buddhist mural paintings
Daoist mural paintings
dynamic brushwork
influence on East Asian art
occupation painter
patron Tang Xuanzong NERFINISHED
Tang imperial court NERFINISHED
timePeriod Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
workLocation Chang'an NERFINISHED
Luoyang NERFINISHED

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Wu Daozi alternativeName Wu Tao-tzu