1070s in art

Events

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

Works

• 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
• 1076: Fujiwara no Sadazane, Japanese calligrapher during the Heian period

Deaths

• 1079: Wen Tong, Chinese Northern Song painter famous for his ink bamboo paintings