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Wang Shimin

Chinese painter
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Wang Shimin (1592–1680) was a prominent Chinese landscape painter and a key member of the Four Wangs. This group, along with Wang Jian, Wang Hui, and Wang Yuanqi, represented the orthodox school of painting during the Ming and early Qing periods. This school adhered to the principles established by Dong Qichang, emphasizing the continuation of traditional artistic modes. Wang Shimin was a teacher to Wang Hui and was himself a disciple of Dong Qichang, deeply influencing the development of traditional Chinese landscape painting.

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