1070s in art
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The decade of the 1070s in art involved some significant events.
Events
[edit]- 1070's: Bayeux Tapestry (embroidery) is completed in England, possibly to unveil at the dedication of Bayeux Cathedral in 1077.[1]
Works
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- 1072: Guo Xi paints Early Spring and Autumn in the River Valley[2]
- 1078
- Unknown artist sculpts Bishamonten statue in Hōryū-ji
- Tympanum of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Galicia (Spain) sculpted
Births
[edit]- 1073: Ibn al-Tilmīdh, Syriac Christian physician, pharmacist, poet, musician and calligrapher (died 1165)
- 1076: Fujiwara no Sadazane, Japanese calligrapher during the Heian period (died 1120)
Deaths
[edit]- 1079: Wen Tong, Chinese Northern Song painter famous for his ink bamboo paintings (born 1019)
References
[edit]- ^ Grape, Wolfgang (1994). The Bayeux tapestry: monument to a Norman triumph. Prestel. ISBN 978-3-7913-1365-8. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ Bossy, Michel-André; Brothers, Thomas; McEnroe, John C. (2001-10-30). Artists, Writers, and Musicians: An Encyclopedia of People Who Changed the World. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-57356-154-9. Retrieved 2012-05-03.