History of painting

An Index

The history of painting crosses time and crosses all cultures.

## See also[edit]

Sandro Botticelli, Primavera.

An Arizona Sunset Near the Grand Canyon by Thomas Moran.

* Prehistoric painting
* Chinese Painting
* Greek painting
* Roman painting
* Middle Ages Painting
* The Renaissance
* Antique paintings
* Painting of the Dutch Century
* Victorian paintings
* Contemporary painting
* Abstract painting
* National Painting From several countries in the world.
* Painting Schools
* Painting Masterpieces
* Oriental art
* Painting
* Painting Galleries
* World famous paintings
* History Painters
* American History Painters
* Historical Painting
* Art history

Byzantine mosaic depiction of Christ at the Church of Chora in Istanbul, Turkey.

Bonampak frescos, prehispanic mural, Mexico.

> And as art critics and historians can testify, there are countless conflicting theories about the function, design, style-hierarchy and aesthetics of painting, so perhaps the safest thing is to say that as "visual artists", painters are engaged in the task of creating two-dimensional works of visual expression, in whatever manner appeals to them. [1]

## See also[edit]

Joaquin Clausell, Vista del Pico de Orizaba.

* Mexico by World Painters
* European Painting Gallery
* Asian painting
* Museum
* Historical Painting
* Still Life Painting
* Landscape Painting
* World Landscape Painting
* Famous Portrait Paintings
* Maritime Painting Gallery
* Gallery Francisco de Goya

## External links[edit]

Bhimbetka rock painting, India.

* History of painting.
* The History of Painting. From The New Book of Knowledge.
* History of painting.
* History of painting - Timeline.
* History of Chinese Painting.
* History of Greek Paintings.
* Roman Painting: Frescoes From Campania.
* History Painting - Glossary. The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London

Le Pape Formose et Etienne VII ("Pope Formosus and Stephen VII"), by Jean-Paul Laurens (1870); Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, France.