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[[File:Aivazovsky The Ninth Wave.jpg|thumb|The Ninth Wave by [[Ivan Aivazovsky]], 1850. '''Seascape''']]
[[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.
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.
"Genre" also refers to a hierarchy of types of paintings instituted under the Academy system. "Genre Painting" is one of the types.