The history of Western painting represents a continuous, though disrupted, tradition from antiquity until the present time. Until the mid-19th century...

portion of the history of painting in both Eastern and Western art is dominated by religious art. Examples of this kind of painting range from artwork depicting...

20th-century Western painting begins with the heritage of late-19th-century painters Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat, Henri...

traditional Chinese: 國畫), meaning "national painting" or "native painting", as opposed to Western styles of art which became popular in China in the 20th century...

approaches gained favor. Developments in Eastern painting historically parallel those in Western painting, in general, a few centuries earlier. African art...

Kalighat painting, Kalighat Patachitra, or Kalighat Pat (Bengali: কালীঘাট পটচিত্র) is a style of Indian paintings which originated in the 19th century...

tradition of representing other subjects. Two main traditions spring from Western painting and Chinese art, going back well over a thousand years in both cases...

influence upon the subsequent development of Western painting. By chance, the main phases of Venetian painting fit rather neatly into the centuries. The...

Cabanel. Using an eclectic mix of techniques and formulas established in Western painting since the Renaissance—such as linear perspective and figure types derived...

throughout Western Europe underscores its widespread popularity. Baroque painting encompasses a great range of styles, as most important and major painting during...