Wang Shimin
(1592–1680) Chinese painter (1592-1680)
Wang Shimin (1592–1680) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Wang Shimin belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Wang Shimin was born in Taicang. Wang Shimin studied under Dong Qichang. Wang Shimin worked in People's Republic of China. Wang Shimin became a member of Six Masters of the early Qing period and Four Wangs. The students included Wang Hui.
The works belong mainly to the genres landscape painting, Six Masters of the early Qing period, and Four Wangs. The catalogue has 7 works by Wang Shimin with free images. The dated works span the years 1636–1677. Works by Wang Shimin are held by several collections, among them Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, and Cleveland Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jacob Symonsz. Pynas, Duo Wang, Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert, Gerard van Honthorst, and Jacques Sarazin.