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Overview of the events of the 1070s in art

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The decade of the 1070s in art involved some significant events.

Events

1070's: Bayeux Tapestry (embroidery) is completed in England, possibly to unveil at the dedication of Bayeux Cathedral in 1077.

Works

Guo Xi, Autumn in the River Valley, c. 1072

1072: Guo Xi paints Early Spring and Autumn in the River Valley
1078
- Unknown artist sculpts Bishamonten statue in Hōryū-ji
- Tympanum of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Galicia (Spain) sculpted

Births

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

1079: Wen Tong, Chinese Northern Song painter famous for his ink bamboo paintings (born 1019)

References

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.