History painting

Diana and Actaeon, Titian, 1556–1559, a classic history painting, showing a dramatic moment in a mythological story, with elements of figure painting, landscape painting and still-life.
Judas Returning the Thirty Silver Pieces by Rembrandt, 1629.

History painting is a genre of painting. Artists paint scenes the know from history. They might also be from mythology. History painting was popular from the 17th to 19th century. Unlike other styles it is defined by the subject or idea, and not by the painting technique.

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