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history painting

genre in painting defined by historical matter (see also religious painting and mythological painting)
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history painting
Anne-Louis Girodet / After Jacques-Louis David · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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history painting

Summary

history painting is a genre of painting[1]. It draws 665 Wikipedia views per month (genre_of_painting category, ranking #10 of 41).[2]

Key Facts

  • history painting's instance of is recorded as genre of painting[3].
  • history painting's depicts is recorded as history[4].
  • history painting is a type of figure painting[5].
  • history painting is part of hierarchy of genres[6].
  • history painting's Commons category is recorded as History paintings[7].
  • history painting's topic's main category is recorded as Category:History paintings[8].
  • history painting's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • history painting's practiced by is recorded as history painter[10].

Body

Definition and Type

history painting's instance of is recorded as genre of painting[3]. It is a type of figure painting[5].

Use and Application

history painting is part of hierarchy of genres[6].

Why It Matters

history painting draws 665 Wikipedia views per month (genre_of_painting category, ranking #10 of 41).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Depicts → history
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → figure painting
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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