History of painting

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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]

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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.