| − | '''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; ranked number 1 in the hierarchy of the genres by European academies of fine art. | + | '''History Painters''' deal with the narrative of historical events from classical and military history, [[Christian]] history and [[mythology]], as well as religious and [[Literature|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; ranked number 1 in the hierarchy of the genres by European academies of fine art. |