Difference between revisions of "Genre"
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Hierarchy of the genres in painting according to European academies of fine art. | Hierarchy of the genres in painting according to European academies of fine art. | ||
| − | * 1.- [[Historical Painting]] | + | * 1.- [[Historical Painting]] was ranked number one in the old academic tradition; represents significant events of [[history]], [[religion]] or [[literature]]. |
| − | * 2.- [[Portraits|Portraiture]] | + | * 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. | * 3.- [[Genre Painting Gallery|Genre]] also called genre scene or petit genre, depicts aspects of everyday life. | ||
| − | * 4.- [[Landscape]] | + | * 4.- [[Landscape]], a term in painting used for a representation of a natural scenery of land or sea, |
| − | * 5.- [[Still life]] | + | * 5.- [[Still life]], inanimate painting of subjects like: flowers (bouquet), vases, jars, fruits, etc. |
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File:Church Niagara Falls from the American Side.jpg|Niagara Falls from the American Side by [[Frederic Edwin Church]], 1867. '''Landscape''' | 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: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]]. | ||
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Revision as of 01:53, April 12, 2014
A Genre is a well defined type or category of music, art, or writing.
"Genre" also refers to a hierarchy of types of paintings instituted under the Academy system. "Genre Painting" is one of the types.
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,
- 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.
