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| − | A '''Genre''' is a well defined type or category of music, art, or writing. | + | [[File:Aivazovsky The Ninth Wave.jpg|thumb|The Ninth Wave by [[Ivan Aivazovsky]], 1850. '''Seascape''']] |
| + | A '''Genre''' is a well defined type or category of [[music]], [[art]], or writing; artworks often fit into two or more genres. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | "Genre" also refers to a hierarchy of types of paintings instituted under the Academy system. "Genre Painting" is one of the types. |
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| + | Back in the heyday of the Academy system, artists used to have an official list detailing which types of paintings were more important than others. [http://arthistory.about.com/od/academic-art-academies/tp/The-Hierarchy-of-Genres-in-Academic-Art.htm] | ||
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| + | Hierarchy of the genres in painting according to European academies of fine art. | ||
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| + | * 1.- [[Historical Painting]] was ranked number one in the old academic tradition; represents significant events of [[history]], [[religion]] or [[literature]]. | ||
| + | * 2.- [[Portraits|Portraiture]] is the artistic representation of persons or sitters. | ||
| + | * 3.- [[Genre Painting Gallery|Genre]] also called genre scene or petit genre, depicts aspects of everyday life. | ||
| + | * 4.- [[Landscape]], a term in painting used for a representation of a natural scenery of land or sea ([[Gallery of Seascapes|Seascape]]), towns (Townscape) or cities (Cityscape). | ||
| + | * 5.- [[Still life]], inanimate painting of subjects like: flowers (bouquet), vases, jars, fruits, etc. | ||
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| + | File:Trumbull The death of general Warren at the battle of bunker hill.jpg|The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill by [[John Trumbull]], 1786. '''Historical Painting'''. | ||
| + | File:Monet.jpg|[[Claude Monet]] Reading by [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]], 1872. '''Portraiture''' | ||
| + | File:Velázquez Las Hilanderas 1657.jpg|[[Diego Velázquez]], Las Hilanderas 1657. '''Genre Painting''' | ||
| + | File:Church Niagara Falls from the American Side.jpg|Niagara Falls from the American Side by [[Frederic Edwin Church]], 1867. '''Landscape''' | ||
| + | File:Carlsen Peonies 1890.jpg|Peonies by Emil Carlsen. '''Still life''' | ||
| + | File:Juarez Marriage of the Virgin.jpg|Marriage of the Virgin (ca. 1620-35) by Luis Juárez | ||
| + | File:Van Dyck Charles I King of England at the Hunt.jpg|[[Anthony van Dyck]], Charles I King of England at the Hunt, 1635. | ||
| + | File:Bellini The Feast of the Gods, c. 1514.jpg|The Feast of the Gods by [[Giovanni Bellini]], ca. 1514. | ||
| + | File:Jacob Isaaksz van Ruisdael Stormy Sea with Sailing Vessels 1668.jpg|Jacob Isaaksz van Ruisdael, Stormy Sea with Sailing Vessels, 1668. | ||
| + | File:Fernando Botero Still Life with Coffee Pot 1977.jpg|Still Life with Coffee Pot by [[Fernando Botero]]. | ||
| + | File:Delacroix La liberte guidant le peuple.jpg|La liberte guidant le peuple by [[Eugene Delacroix]], 1830. | ||
| + | File:Velasco Autorretrato.gif|[[José María Velasco]], Self-Portrait, 1894, | ||
| + | File:Repin Barge Haulers on the Volga 1870 - 1873.jpg|Barge Haulers on the Volga by [[Ilya Repin]], 1870-1873. | ||
| + | File:Frederic Edwin Church Cotopaxi 1855.jpg|[[Frederic Edwin Church]], Cotopaxi, 1855. | ||
| + | File:William Merritt Chase Still Life - Flowers.jpg|[[William Merritt Chase]], Still Life - Flowers. | ||
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| + | [[File:Ambrosius Bosschaert Flower Still Life 1614.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Ambrosius Bosschaert, Still-Life of Flowers, 1614.]] | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | [[File:Cole Landscape Scene from the Last of the Mohicans.jpg|thumb|[[Thomas Cole]], '''Landscape''' Scene from the Last of the Mohicans, 1827.]] | ||
| + | *[[Painting]] | ||
| + | *[[Painting Galleries]] | ||
| + | *[[World famous paintings]] | ||
| + | *[[History of painting]] | ||
| + | *[[World Painting]] | ||
| + | *[[Genre Painting Gallery]] | ||
| + | *[[Maritime Painting Gallery]] | ||
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| + | [[File:Moran A View of Venice 1895.jpg|thumb|left|[[Thomas Moran]], A View of Venice, 1895, '''Cityscape'''.]] | ||
| + | [[File:Hassam Winter in Union Square 1892.jpg|thumb|[[Childe Hassam]], Winter in Union Square, 1892. '''Cityscape''']] | ||
| + | [[File:Bierstadt Seal Rock California 1872 PDWC.jpg|thumb|center|400px|[[Albert Bierstadt]], Seal Rock, California, 1872. '''Seascape''']] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | [[File:Monet, The Boardwalk on the Beach at Trouville, 1870.jpg|thumb|[[Claude Monet]], The Boardwalk on the Beach at Trouville, 1870, '''Cityscape'''.]] | ||
| + | *[http://arthistory.about.com/cs/glossaries/g/g_genre.htm Genre.] By Shelley Esaak. | ||
| + | *[http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/g/genre.html Genre and genres.] | ||
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| + | [[File:Pissarro The Hermaitage at Pontoise.jpg|thumb|left|Les côteaux de l'Hermitage, Pontoise by [[Camille Pissarro]], ca. 1867. '''Townscape''']] | ||
| + | [[File:Alfred Sisley Thames at Hampton Court 1874.jpg|thumb|center|390px|[[Alfred Sisley]], Thames at Hampton Court, 1874. ''' Landscape''']] | ||
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[[Category:Art]] | [[Category:Art]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Literary Genres]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:55, October 20, 2023
The Ninth Wave by Ivan Aivazovsky, 1850. Seascape
A Genre is a well defined type or category of music, art, or writing; artworks often fit into two or more genres.
"Genre" also refers to a hierarchy of types of paintings instituted under the Academy system. "Genre Painting" is one of the types.
Back in the heyday of the Academy system, artists used to have an official list detailing which types of paintings were more important than others. [1]
Hierarchy of the genres in painting according to European academies of fine art.
- 1.- Historical Painting was ranked number one in the old academic tradition; represents significant events of history, religion or literature.
- 2.- Portraiture is the artistic representation of persons or sitters.
- 3.- Genre also called genre scene or petit genre, depicts aspects of everyday life.
- 4.- Landscape, a term in painting used for a representation of a natural scenery of land or sea (Seascape), towns (Townscape) or cities (Cityscape).
- 5.- Still life, inanimate painting of subjects like: flowers (bouquet), vases, jars, fruits, etc.
The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill by John Trumbull, 1786. Historical Painting.
Claude Monet Reading by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1872. Portraiture
Diego Velázquez, Las Hilanderas 1657. Genre Painting
Niagara Falls from the American Side by Frederic Edwin Church, 1867. Landscape
Peonies by Emil Carlsen. Still life
Marriage of the Virgin (ca. 1620-35) by Luis Juárez
Anthony van Dyck, Charles I King of England at the Hunt, 1635.
The Feast of the Gods by Giovanni Bellini, ca. 1514.
Jacob Isaaksz van Ruisdael, Stormy Sea with Sailing Vessels, 1668.
Still Life with Coffee Pot by Fernando Botero.
La liberte guidant le peuple by Eugene Delacroix, 1830.
José MarÃa Velasco, Self-Portrait, 1894,
Barge Haulers on the Volga by Ilya Repin, 1870-1873.
Frederic Edwin Church, Cotopaxi, 1855.
William Merritt Chase, Still Life - Flowers.
See also
Thomas Cole, Landscape Scene from the Last of the Mohicans, 1827.
- Painting
- Painting Galleries
- World famous paintings
- History of painting
- World Painting
- Genre Painting Gallery
- Maritime Painting Gallery
Thomas Moran, A View of Venice, 1895, Cityscape.
Childe Hassam, Winter in Union Square, 1892. Cityscape
Albert Bierstadt, Seal Rock, California, 1872. Seascape
External links
Claude Monet, The Boardwalk on the Beach at Trouville, 1870, Cityscape.
- Genre. By Shelley Esaak.
- Genre and genres.
Les côteaux de l'Hermitage, Pontoise by Camille Pissarro, ca. 1867. Townscape
Alfred Sisley, Thames at Hampton Court, 1874. Landscape
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