Wang was born in Wu country in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Qingzhong' and his sobriquets were 'Xuedian daoren and Wang'an'. Wang specialized in bird-and-flower painting, using a brilliant and minute style. Unlike many painters of the time, Wang was not affiliated with any school of painting.

王武出生在江蘇吳郡（今江蘇省蘇州市）。他是明朝畫家王鏊的六世孫，以諸生入太學，不屑意舉子業。性樂易，不設城府，也不趨謁權貴。王武擅長畫花鳥畫，精於鑒賞，家中先人收藏了許多作品，他也愛好收藏，有許多宋、元、明諸大家的名跡。

與當時的畫家不同的是，王武不師從於任何人，通過臨摹自學得法，其所寫花、鳥、動、植，生趣逾陳淳、陸治。

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