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'''History Painters''' deal with the narrative of historical events from classical and military history, [[Christian]] history and [[mythology]], as well as religious and literary subjects. History Painting was a very important genre in the past. The term "history painting" derives from the [[Italian]] word "istoria". It was the dominant form of academic painting in the 19th century.
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Up until the latter years of the nineteenth century, the highest level of prestige a painter could hope to attain was the exalted art of painting history. [http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=g&p=a&a=i&ID=1000]
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Dante and Virgil in Hell by [[Eugene Delacroix]] (1822).
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== See also ==
*[[American History Painters]]
[[Category:Painting]]
<blockquote>
Up until the latter years of the nineteenth century, the highest level of prestige a painter could hope to attain was the exalted art of painting history. [http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=g&p=a&a=i&ID=1000]
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[[File:Ferdinand Victor Delacroix 006.jpg|450px|center]]
Dante and Virgil in Hell by [[Eugene Delacroix]] (1822).
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== See also ==
*[[American History Painters]]
[[Category:Painting]]