history painting

A history painting is a large-scale artwork that depicts significant historical, mythological, religious, or allegorical events, often emphasizing dramatic narrative and moral or patriotic themes.

Observed surface forms (6)

• religious painting ×13
• allegorical painting ×3
• biblical painting ×2
• neoclassical painting ×2
• allegorical artwork ×1
• historical narrative artwork ×1

Instances (33)

• The Oath of the Horatii
• The Death of Marat
• Leonidas at Thermopylae
• The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished)
• The Intervention of the Sabine Women
• The Voyage of Life: Manhood via concept surface "allegorical painting"
• Alba Madonna via concept surface "religious painting"
• The Voyage of Life: Old Age via concept surface "allegorical painting"
• Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna” via concept surface "religious painting"
  surface form: Benois Madonna
• Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna” via concept surface "religious painting"
  surface form: Litta Madonna
• The Alba Madonna by Raphael via concept surface "religious painting"
  surface form: The Alba Madonna
• The Voyage of Life series by Thomas Cole via concept surface "allegorical artwork"
  surface form: The Voyage of Life
• Prisoners from the Front
• The Light of the World via concept surface "religious painting"
• Belshazzar’s Feast via concept surface "biblical painting"
• Washington Crossing the Delaware
• The Coronation of Napoleon
• Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze
  surface form: Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze)
• The Second of May 1808
• The Crucifixion of Saint Peter via concept surface "religious painting"
• The Yellow Christ via concept surface "religious painting"
• The Painter's Studio via concept surface "allegorical painting"
• Les Pèlerins d’Emmaüs via concept surface "religious painting"
• La Distribution des Aigles
• The Batavian Conspiracy under Claudius Civilis (commissioned project)
• Odysseus and Nausicaa
• The Baptism of the Eunuch via concept surface "biblical painting"
• Dido Building Carthage
• Madonna of the Meadow via concept surface "religious painting"
• Disputation of the Holy Sacrament via concept surface "religious painting"
• Madonna of the Goldfinch via concept surface "religious painting"
• Madonna of the Chair via concept surface "religious painting"
• Bayeux Tapestry via concept surface "historical narrative artwork"