Genre paintings are the paintings of scenes from everyday life, of ordinary people in recreation or work, and outline painting in a realistic way.
Genre Art Variance Include:-
- Landscape painting:- These paintings include content that illustrates scenic views.
- Portraiture paintings:- These include the examples of a group, self-portraits, and individuals.
- Still life paintings:- Paintings depict the picture of domestic objects or everyday items.
- Animal painting:-Various kinds of animals picture in these paintings.
The historic event, religious themes, or any kind of traditionally idealized subject matter.
The imaginative elements focus attention upon the sharp observation of costumes, types, and settings. Genre Painting was the most popular artwork in Europe for centuries and starting in northern Europe during the Renaissance.
These paintings are presented in lots of context and styles. The art of genre painting fell out of use in the early twentieth century and become less important with each subsequent Avant-Grade movement. But still, you can find some works that fit into the description of genre painting by contemporary figurative artists today.
Lily Martin Spencer, original name Angelique Marie Martin who is a famous American painter who created tremendously popular genre paintings, portraits, and illustrations.
The famous Genre Painting by famous artists known for their recognizable work of art in the world.
1. Artist Name:- Pieter Bruegel theElder (c. 1525-1569)
Artist’s Work:-
Hunters in the Snow(1565)
Oil on Oak panel, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Peasant Wedding Feast(1568)
Oil on Oak panel, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Netherlandish Proverbs(1559)
Oil an oak panel, Gemaldegalerie, SMPK, Berlin.
2. Artist Name:- Jan Vermeer (1632-1675)
Artist’s work:-
The Little Street(c. 1657-58)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
The milkmaid(c.1658-1660)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
3. Artist Name:- Jean-Antoine Watteau(1684-1721)
Artist’s work:-
Pilgrimage to Cythera(1717)
Louvre, Paris and Charlottenburg, Berlin.
Jean-Francois Millet(1814-75)
Man with a Hoe(1862)
J.Paul Getty Museum, LA.
The Angelus(1859)
Musee d’Orsay, Paris
4. Artist Name:- Edward Hopper (1882-1967)
Artist’s work:-
Nighthawks (1942)
Art Institute of Chicago.
Hotel Room(1931)
Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation, Lugano.
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