Yao’s work is defined by its chinese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Famous Scenes of Yandang Mountain
Yao Kuang 姚匡 Chinese, active 17th century

Pillars of the Country
Yao Shou Chinese, 1423-1495

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Parting at the Gate of the Capital
Yao Shou (Chinese, 1423-1495)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Lady Yao of the Southern Tang Dynasty
Artist unknown (Chinese, active 19th century)

Bowl
China

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)