Historical scenes in painting and art

History painting - one of main genres of fine art, it dedicated to re-create past and present events, and has historical value. The history painting often intertwines with other genres - genre painting (so-called historical genre painting), portrait (portrait-historical compositions), landscape painting (historical landscape) and military art. Evolution of history painting in many respects is caused by progress of historical views and it was generated finally together with development of a scientific view on history (completely only at 18-19 centuries).

Historical scenes in painting and art

The Return Of The Imperial Court From The Great Nosque At Delhi, In The Reign Of Shah Jehan :: Edwin Lord Weeks

Its beginnings date back to conditional symbolic compositions of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, to mythological images of ancient Greece, the documentary-narrative reliefs of ancient Roman triumphal arches and columns. The history painting began to develop in Italian art of the Renaissance - in military-historical works by Paolo Uccello, cardboards and frescoes by Andrea Mantegna on themes of ancient history, treated in ideal-generalized, timeless plan in compositions by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Tintoretto.

History painting came to the fore include the religious, mythological and historical subjects in classicism of the 17th and 18th centuries; within the framework of this style took shape as a type of grand historical and allegorical compositions (Charles Le Brun) as full of ethical pathos and inner nobility paintings, depicting the exploits of antique heroes (Nicolas Poussin). In the 17th century turning point in the development of history painting were works of Diego Vel?zquez, who brought in image of the historic conflict between Spain and Dutch deep objectivity and humanity, Peter Paul Rubens, who free linked historical reality with fantasy and allegory, and Rembrandt, who indirectly reflected the memories about the events of revolution in the Netherlands in a full of heroic style and inner dramatic compositions.

It was given educational and political meaning to history painting: pictures of Jacques-Louis David, depicting the heroes of republican Rome, became the embodiment of heroism in the name of civic duty, sounded like a call for revolutionary struggle; during the French Revolution (1789-1794) artist depicted the events in heroic and high spirits, equating by that the reality and historical past. The same principle provides the foundation for historical painting of masters of the French romanticism (Theodore Gericault, Eugene Delacroix), as well as Spaniard Francisco Goya, who sated history painting with passionate, emotional perception of dramatic historical and modern public conflicts. Pictures by Louise Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun and Pietro Longhi distinguished oneself by high reliability and careful study of details, in which strongly represented history of a mask and a suit.

In the 19th century, the rise of national identity and the search for historical roots of own peoples conditioned a romantic mood in the historical painting of Belgium (Louis Gallet), Czech Republic (Josef Manes), Hungary (Viktor Madar?sz), Poland (Piotr Michalowski). The desire for revival of spirituality Middle Ages and early Renaissance identified retrospective character of Pre-Raphaelite works (Dante G. Rossetti, John E. Millais, William Holman Hunt, William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, George Frederic Watts, Walter Crane and others) in the Great Britain and Nazarenes works (Friedrich Overbeck, Peter von Cornelius, Franz Pforr, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld and others) in Germany.



History painting


Pictures:

The Meeting Of Sir Thomas More With His Daughter After His Sentence Of Death :: William Frederick Yeames
History painting - The Meeting Of Sir Thomas More With His Daughter After His Sentence Of Death :: William Frederick Yeames
Lucretia And Tarquin :: Simon Vouet
History painting - Lucretia And Tarquin :: Simon Vouet
Life-Guards Charging At The Battle Of Waterloo :: Richard Caton Woodville
History painting -  Life-Guards Charging At The Battle Of Waterloo :: Richard Caton Woodville
Cross of Honour :: Richard Caton Woodville
History painting - Cross of Honour :: Richard Caton Woodville
Floreat Etona :: Elizabeth Thompson
History painting - Floreat Etona :: Elizabeth Thompson
The Fray Of Battle :: James Alexander Walker
History painting - The Fray Of Battle :: James Alexander Walker
Napoleon Watching The Battle Of Friedland, 1807 :: James Alexander Walker
History painting - Napoleon Watching The Battle Of Friedland, 1807 :: James Alexander Walker
The Wounded Trumpeter :: Horace Vernet
History painting - The Wounded Trumpeter :: Horace Vernet
Napoleonic battle in the Alps :: Horace Vernet
History painting - Napoleonic battle in the Alps :: Horace Vernet
The Skirmish :: Georges Washington
History painting - The Skirmish :: Georges Washington
Battles of Arab horsemen :: Georges Washington
History painting - Battles of Arab horsemen :: Georges Washington
Arab horsemen at water :: Georges Washington
History painting - Arab horsemen at water :: Georges Washington
Arab Warriors on Horseback :: Georges Washington
History painting - Arab Warriors on Horseback :: Georges Washington
An Arab Warrior :: Gan Arab Warrior
History painting - An Arab Warrior :: Gan Arab Warrior
The Last of the Clan :: Thomas Faed
History painting - The Last of the Clan :: Thomas Faed
Columbus Before the Queen :: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
History painting - Columbus Before the Queen :: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria :: Franz Xavier Winterhalter
History painting - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria :: Franz Xavier Winterhalter
Napoleon I in 1814 :: Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier
History painting - Napoleon I in 1814 :: Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier
Single Handed :: Charles Marion Russell
History painting - Single Handed :: Charles Marion Russell
The Return Of The Imperial Court From The Great Nosque At Delhi, In The Reign Of Shah Jehan :: Edwin Lord Weeks
History painting - The Return Of The Imperial Court From The Great Nosque At Delhi, In The Reign Of Shah Jehan :: Edwin Lord Weeks
Man in Armour :: Edwin Lord Weeks
History painting - Man in Armour :: Edwin Lord Weeks
Indian Prince, Palace Of Agra :: Edwin Lord Weeks
History painting - Indian Prince, Palace Of Agra :: Edwin Lord Weeks
Great Mogul And His Court Returning From The Great Mosque At Delhi, India :: Edwin Lord Weeks
History painting - Great Mogul And His Court Returning From The Great Mosque At Delhi, India :: Edwin Lord Weeks
Joan of Arc :: Annie Louisa Robinson Swynnerton
History painting - Joan of Arc :: Annie Louisa Robinson Swynnerton
Vox Populi :: Edmund Blair Leighton
History painting - Vox Populi :: Edmund Blair Leighton
Marie Antoinette Listing To The Act of Accusation, The Day Before Her Trial :: Edward Matthew Ward
History painting - Marie Antoinette Listing To The Act of Accusation, The Day Before Her Trial :: Edward Matthew Ward
Croesus Receiving Tribute from a Lydian Peasant :: Claude Vignon
History painting - Croesus Receiving Tribute from a Lydian Peasant :: Claude Vignon
Charitable Offerings :: Bogdan Pavlovich Villevalde
History painting - Charitable Offerings :: Bogdan Pavlovich Villevalde
Napoleaon Leading His Troops Through Guadarrama Mountains :: Jan Von Chelminski
History painting - Napoleaon Leading His Troops Through Guadarrama Mountains :: Jan Von Chelminski
Dashiing Cavalier :: Ferdinand Roybet
History painting - Dashiing Cavalier :: Ferdinand Roybet
Scene Near Zeldkirch In The Tyrol :: Clarkson Stanfield
History painting - Scene Near Zeldkirch In The Tyrol :: Clarkson Stanfield
Claude Duval :: William Powell Frith
History painting - Claude Duval :: William Powell Frith
An Incident In tHe Life Of lady Mary Wortley Montague :: William Powell Frith
History painting - An Incident In tHe Life Of lady Mary Wortley Montague :: William Powell Frith
The Marauders :: Willem Cornelisz Duyster
History painting - The Marauders :: Willem Cornelisz Duyster
Arrival of the English Ambassadors [detail- 5] :: Vittore Carpaccio
History painting - Arrival of the English Ambassadors [detail- 5] :: Vittore Carpaccio
Arrival of the English Ambassadors [detail- 4] :: Vittore Carpaccio
History painting - Arrival of the English Ambassadors [detail- 4]  :: Vittore Carpaccio
Arrival of the English Ambassadors [detail- 3] :: Vittore Carpaccio
History painting - Arrival of the English Ambassadors [detail- 3] :: Vittore Carpaccio
Arrival of the English Ambassadors [detail- 2] :: Vittore Carpaccio
History painting - Arrival of the English Ambassadors [detail- 2] :: Vittore Carpaccio
Polish Insurrectionists of the 1863 Rebellion :: Stanislaus von Chlebowski
History painting - Polish Insurrectionists of the 1863 Rebellion :: Stanislaus von Chlebowski
A Moment of Victory :: Pollie Clarke
History painting - A Moment of Victory :: Pollie Clarke
Napoleon Pardoning the Rebels at Cairo :: Pierre-Narcisse Guerin
History painting - Napoleon Pardoning the Rebels at Cairo :: Pierre-Narcisse Guerin
Henri de la Rochejaquelin :: Pierre-Narcisse Guerin
History painting - Henri de la Rochejaquelin :: Pierre-Narcisse Guerin
St Elizabeth of Hungarys Great Act of Renunciation :: Philip Hermogenes Calderon
History painting - St Elizabeth of Hungarys Great Act of Renunciation :: Philip Hermogenes Calderon
The Sad Message :: Peter Fendi
History painting - The Sad Message :: Peter Fendi
The State Barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the Rhone :: Paul Delaroche
History painting - The State Barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the Rhone :: Paul Delaroche
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey :: Paul Delaroche
History painting - The Execution of Lady Jane Grey :: Paul Delaroche
The Death of Elizabeth :: Paul Delaroche
History painting - The Death of Elizabeth :: Paul Delaroche
The children of King Edward imprisoned in the Tower :: Paul Delaroche
History painting - The children of King Edward imprisoned in the Tower :: Paul Delaroche
Cromwell and Charles I :: Paul Delaroche
History painting - Cromwell and Charles I :: Paul Delaroche
Cardinal Richelieu :: Paul Delaroche
History painting - Cardinal Richelieu :: Paul Delaroche
Turkish offensive :: Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Pea
History painting - Turkish offensive :: Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Pea
A Woman from the Land of Eskimos :: Lion Cogniet
History painting - A Woman from the Land of Eskimos :: Lion Cogniet
Evening of the Battle Episode From Battle of Quiberon, 21 Jule, 1795 :: Jules Girardet
History painting - Evening of the Battle Episode From Battle of Quiberon,  21 Jule, 1795 :: Jules Girardet
The rest in the march :: Jose Benlliure y Gil
History painting - The rest in the march :: Jose Benlliure y Gil
The Death of Major Pierson :: John Singleton Copley
History painting - The Death of Major Pierson :: John Singleton Copley
The Collapse of the Earl of Chatham in the House of Lords :: John Singleton Copley
History painting - The Collapse of the Earl of Chatham in the House of Lords :: John Singleton Copley
Major Hugh Montgomerie :: John Singleton Copley
History painting - Major Hugh Montgomerie :: John Singleton Copley
Lord Duncan aka Surrender of the Dutch Admiral DeWinter to Admiral :: John Singleton Copley
History painting - Lord Duncan aka Surrender of the Dutch Admiral DeWinter to Admiral :: John Singleton Copley
The Recruiting Sergeant :: John Mulcaster Carrick
History painting -  The Recruiting Sergeant :: John Mulcaster Carrick
Allegory Of The State Of France Before Napoleon's Return From Egypt :: Jean-Pierre Franque
History painting - Allegory Of The State Of France Before Napoleon's Return From Egypt :: Jean-Pierre Franque
Recreation in a Russian Camp, Souvenir of Moldavia :: Jean-Leon Gerome
History painting - Recreation in a Russian Camp, Souvenir of Moldavia :: Jean-Leon Gerome
Napoleon and His General Staff :: Jean-Leon Gerome
History painting - Napoleon and His General Staff :: Jean-Leon Gerome
Louis XIV and Moliere :: Jean-Leon Gerome
History painting - Louis XIV and Moliere :: Jean-Leon Gerome
The Grey Cardinal :: Jean-Leon Gerome
History painting - The Grey Cardinal :: Jean-Leon Gerome
General Bonaparte With His Military Staff In Egypt :: Jean-Leon Gerome
History painting - General Bonaparte With His Military Staff In Egypt  :: Jean-Leon Gerome
Napolean and his General Staff in Egypt :: Jean-Leon Gerome
History painting - Napolean and his General Staff in Egypt :: Jean-Leon Gerome
The Orientation :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
History painting - The Orientation :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
The Dream :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
History painting - The Dream :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
Officers from a Cuirassier Regiment in front of a Country House :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
History painting - Officers from a Cuirassier Regiment in front of a Country House :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
The general d ' Hautpoul caracoles on a horse :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
History painting - The general d ' Hautpoul caracoles on a horse :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
The Charge :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
History painting - The Charge :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
Cossacks Attacking a squad of the Gardes d'honneur from the Jeune Garde Imperiale :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
History painting - Cossacks Attacking a squad of the Gardes d'honneur from the Jeune Garde Imperiale :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
Chorus Of The Fourth Infantry Battalion At Tsarskoe Selo :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
History painting - Chorus Of The Fourth Infantry Battalion At Tsarskoe Selo :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
Mounted Artillery of the Imperial Guard :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
History painting - Mounted Artillery of the Imperial Guard :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
A Rank Soldier of the 12th Dragon Regiment en vedette :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
History painting - A Rank Soldier of the 12th Dragon Regiment en vedette :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
A Rank Soldier of the 7th Hussar Regiment :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
History painting - A Rank Soldier of the 7th Hussar Regiment :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
A French Cavalry Officer Guarding Captured Bavarian Soldiers :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
History painting - A French Cavalry Officer Guarding Captured Bavarian Soldiers :: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine :: Jacques-Louis David
History painting - Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine :: Jacques-Louis David
Battalions on city streets :: Henri-Charles-Etienne Dujardin-Beaumetz
History painting - Battalions on city streets :: Henri-Charles-Etienne Dujardin-Beaumetz
The Continence Of Scipio :: Hendrick De Clerck
History painting - The Continence Of Scipio :: Hendrick De Clerck
Volumnia Pleading With Her Son Coriolanus To Spare Rome :: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
History painting - Volumnia Pleading With Her Son Coriolanus To Spare Rome :: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Vertumnus and Pomona :: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
History painting - Vertumnus and Pomona :: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
The Massacre at Chios :: Eugиne Delacroix
History painting - The Massacre at Chios :: Eugиne Delacroix
The Execution of Doge Marino Faliero :: Eugиne Delacroix
History painting - The Execution of Doge Marino Faliero :: Eugиne Delacroix
The Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople :: Eugиne Delacroix
History painting -  The Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople :: Eugиne Delacroix
The Expiation :: Emile Friant
History painting - The Expiation :: Emile Friant
Sorrow :: Emile Friant
History painting - Sorrow :: Emile Friant
Cavalry Commander :: David Eugene Girin
History painting - Cavalry Commander :: David Eugene Girin
Ubergabe Von Metz :: Conrad Freyberg
History painting - Ubergabe Von Metz :: Conrad Freyberg
Arrival of The prince Friedrich Karl Auf to The battlefield of Vionville :: Conrad Freyberg
History painting - Arrival of The prince Friedrich Karl Auf to The battlefield of Vionville :: Conrad Freyberg
The Battle Of Islandhlwana :: Charles Edwin Fripp
History painting - The Battle Of Islandhlwana :: Charles Edwin Fripp
Count Willem II of Holland Granting Privileges :: Caesar van Everdingen
History painting - Count Willem II of Holland Granting Privileges :: Caesar van Everdingen
The Battle of Abukir :: Antoine-Jean Gros
History painting - The Battle of Abukir :: Antoine-Jean Gros
Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau :: Antoine-Jean Gros
History painting - Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau :: Antoine-Jean Gros
Bonaparte Visiting the Pesthouse in Jaffa, March 11, 1799 :: Antoine-Jean Gros
History painting - Bonaparte Visiting the Pesthouse in Jaffa, March 11, 1799 :: Antoine-Jean Gros
The Retreat :: Alfred Ritter von Malheim Friedlander
History painting - The Retreat :: Alfred Ritter von Malheim Friedlander
The Approaching Cavalry :: Alfred Ritter von Malheim Friedlander
History painting - The Approaching Cavalry :: Alfred Ritter von Malheim Friedlander
The Defeat of the Cimbri :: Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
History painting - The Defeat of the Cimbri :: Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
William III s Procession To The Houses Of Parliament :: Alexander Van Gaelen
History painting - William III s Procession To The Houses Of Parliament  :: Alexander Van Gaelen
A Courtier of Henri III :: Maxime Faivre
History painting - A Courtier of Henri III :: Maxime Faivre
Eugene Beauharnais Refusing To Give Up His Father's Sword :: William James Grant
History painting - Eugene Beauharnais Refusing To Give Up His Father's Sword :: William James Grant
Cardinal Mazarin Dying :: Paul Delaroche
History painting - Cardinal Mazarin Dying :: Paul Delaroche
The Armor Shop :: Adrien Ferdinand De Braekeleer
History painting - The Armor Shop :: Adrien Ferdinand De Braekeleer
The Charity of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary :: Edmund Blair Leighton
History painting - The Charity of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary :: Edmund Blair Leighton
The Minstrels Story :: Gustavo Simoni
History painting - The Minstrels Story :: Gustavo Simoni






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User   User Rating: 400  June 27, 2018


The paintings of this genre often appear as frames from films or sketches to their script. Usually the theme is a significant event or an important character, so the authors try to make the composition more dramatic, emotional, in order to convey the significance of the depicted. Everything is subordinated to the viewer's maximum sense of the atmosphere of the picture, appreciation the importance of what is happening and saving it in his memory.

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Zoja    September 30, 2020


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Paul Delaroche : L'ex?cution de Lady Jane Grey, 1833

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Diana   User Rating: 2075  September 30, 2020


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The King gives the flags to the National Guard of Paris and the Banlieu (29 August 1830). 1834

Joseph-D?sir? Court - www.histoire-image,org (URL under moderation)/site/oeuvre/analyse.php?liste_analyse=2
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