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'''Historical Painting''' is a branch of [[painting]] that represents significant events of [[history]], [[religion]] or [[literature]]. Their subjects can be taken from the [[Bible]], from mythology or other forms of secular literature, from historical events; or they can be allegories. [http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/glossary/history-painting] It was viewed as the most important of the painting genres from about the 16th century until [[Paul Cezanne]]'s era.

'''Historical Painting''' is a branch of [[painting]] that represents significant events of [[history]], [[religion]] or [[literature]]. Their subjects can be taken from the [[Bible]], from mythology or other forms of secular literature, from historical events; or they can be allegories. [http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/glossary/history-painting] It was viewed as the most important of the painting genres from about the 16th century until [[Paul Cezanne]]'s era. It was a category of art in the old academic tradition, based on the values of ancient Greece and Rome. [http://arthistory.about.com/od/glossary_h/a/h-history-painting.htm]