Wang Shimin: A Master of Ming-Qing Landscape Painting Early Life and Background Born: Approximately 1592 in Taichung, China. Died: 1680. Wang Shimin grew up in a highly cultured and scholarly environment. His grandfather was a prime minister during the late Ming dynasty, and his father served as an editor at the Hanlin Academy. This upbringing instilled in him a deep appreciation for art and literature from a young age. Artistic Development and Influences Wang Shimin received early training in both painting and calligraphy. His father, having studied with Tung Ch'i-ch'ang, pass…