Types Of Painting Genres

Religious historical or allegorical work with a moral message.

Types of painting genres. The western style of painting is seen more now a days. A classical hierarchy of genres was developed in european culture by the 17th century. These were codified in the seventeenth century as in descending order of importance history portrait genre scenes of everyday life landscape and still life. Types of painting styles western style modernism cubism surrealism expressionism abstract style impressionism figurativism figurative art art deco visual art architecture and design art nouveau inspired by nature eastern style chinese paintings japanese paintings korean painting indian.

The five categories of fine art painting listed in order of their official ranking or importance are as follows. Allegorical painting was raised above other types of history painting. Abstract painting modernism impressionism and some lesser known forms of art such as surrealism and photorealism form a part of the vast western form of art. Together they were the grand genre including paintings with religious mythological historical literary or allegorical subjectsthey embodied some interpretation of life or conveyed a moral or intellectual message.

This hierarchy was based on the notion of man as the measure of all things. Only when examined close up do what appear. The painterly style appeared as the industrial revolutionswept. 7 major painting styles from realism to abstract realism.

It ranked genres in high history painting and portrait and low genre painting landscape and still life. Genres are types of painting. Henri matisse dishes and fruit 1901.