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Historical Painting: Ancient Battles and Political Allegories

The genre of history painting encompasses the depiction of historical events as well as the illustration of myths, legends, and poems. The oldest evidence of this art form is a painting by the Greek Philoxenos of Eretria, depicting the Battle of Issus. It served as a model for a mosaic 400 years later, where the facts of the event merged with the resulting legend - an approach that also reflects the early works of Christian art. It was only during the Renaissance that real incidents dominated history painting again, such as Albrecht Altdorfer's depiction of the aforementioned Battle of Alexander. Other highlights of this genre include the 21-piece "Medici Cycle" by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens and Diego Velazquez's painting "Surrender of Breda," planned as a propaganda piece. The paintings of the French court painter Jacques-Louis David demonstrate how much history painting resembles a reflection of society and its values: While he created numerous homages to the culture of the Roman Empire until the French Revolution, immediately afterward, he turned to the political events in his country. His oil painting "Bonaparte Crossing the Alps at the Great St Bernard Pass" is perhaps the most famous depiction of Napoleon. It found its way into Sir John Everett Millais' work "The Black Brunswicker," whose world-famous painting "Ophelia" caters to the "legendary" side of history painting. Among his contemporaries, Edouard Manet, Ilya Repin, Adolf von Menzel, Ferdinand Hodler, and Francisco de Goya stand out as significant representatives of the genre, with the latter differing from his colleagues with noticeably critical undertones. In the 20th century, Pablo Picasso's oil painting "Guernica" and Werner Tübke's peasant war panorama about the "Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany" lent two equally contrasting and extraordinary works of history painting.
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  1. Adam and EveAdam and Eve
    Peter Wenzel
    (92)

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  2. SalomeSalome
    Lovis Corinth
    (90)

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  3. Napoleon Crossing the AlpsNapoleon Crossing the Alps
    Jacques-Louis David
    (88)

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  4. Barge Haulers on the VolgaBarge Haulers on the Volga
    Ilja Repin
    (87)

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  5. Unknown titleUnknown title
    Ilja Repin
    (87)

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  6. Return of the BucintoroReturn of the Bucintoro
    Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
    (87)

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  7. At the PortAt the Port
    Jan Bruegel der Ältere
    (85)

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  8. Carnival in VeniceCarnival in Venice
    François Flameng
    (85)

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  9. The return of the Bucintoro on Ascension DayThe return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day
    Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
    (85)

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  10. Liberty Leading the PeopleLiberty Leading the People
    Eugène Delacroix
    (85)

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  11. Concert of Frederick the Great at SanssouciConcert of Frederick the Great at Sanssouci
    Adolf von Menzel
    (85)

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  12. Reply of the Zaporozhian CossacksReply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks
    Ilja Repin
    (85)

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  13. The winery festivalThe winery festival
    Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
    (84)

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  14. San Antonio AbadSan Antonio Abad
    Jan Bruegel der Ältere
    (83)

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  15. Pollice versoPollice verso
    Jean-Léon Gérôme
    (83)

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  16. Las MeninasLas Meninas
    Diego Velázquez
    (83)

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  17. The Battle of TrafalgarThe Battle of Trafalgar
    William Turner
    (82)

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  18. 43 Torpedo Stander Z Hamburg43 Torpedo Stander Z Hamburg
    Willy Stöwer
    (81)

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  19. The Night WatchThe Night Watch
    Rembrandt
    (80)

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  20. The ballThe ball
    Henri Gervex
    (80)

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  21. Volga boatmenVolga boatmen
    Ilja Repin
    (80)

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  22. On the morning of the executionOn the morning of the execution
    Wassilij Iwanowitsch Surikow
    (80)

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  23. On the morning of the executionOn the morning of the execution
    Wassilij Iwanowitsch Surikow
    (80)

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  24. The Last SupperThe Last Supper
    Leonardo da Vinci
    (79)

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  25. Ceremonial sitting of the state councilCeremonial sitting of the state council
    Ilja Repin
    (79)

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  26. BallsouperBallsouper
    Adolf von Menzel
    (79)

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  27. Corpus Christi Procession in HofgasteinCorpus Christi Procession in Hofgastein
    Adolf von Menzel
    (79)

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  28. Victory and deathVictory and death
    Peter Paul Rubens
    (79)

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  29. Liberty Leading the PeopleLiberty Leading the People
    Eugène Delacroix
    (79)

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  30. Bonaparte in CairoBonaparte in Cairo
    Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
    (78)

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  31. Steel Rolling MillSteel Rolling Mill
    Adolf von Menzel
    (78)

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  32. The rebellionThe rebellion
    Franz von Defregger
    (78)

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  33. Emperor CharlemagneEmperor Charlemagne
    Albrecht Dürer
    (77)

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  34. Baptism in KansasBaptism in Kansas
    John Steuart Curry
    (77)

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  35. Unknown titleUnknown title
    Wilhelm Camphausen
    (77)

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  36. BattleshipBattleship
    Konstantinos Volanakis
    (77)

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  37. Jewish quarter in AmsterdamJewish quarter in Amsterdam
    Max Liebermann
    (77)

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  38. Gallery of Archduke LeopoldGallery of Archduke Leopold
    David Teniers der Jüngere
    (77)

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  39. The lanceThe lance
    Peter Paul Rubens
    (77)

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  40. The move in the Doge's PalaceThe move in the Doge's Palace
    Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
    (77)

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  41. Belle Epoque in ParisBelle Epoque in Paris
    Jean Béraud
    (76)

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  42. Pilgrims go to MeccaPilgrims go to Mecca
    Leon-Auguste-Adolphe Belly
    (76)

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  43. The march to FinchleyThe march to Finchley
    William Hogarth
    (75)

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  44. La suerte de varasLa suerte de varas
    Enrique Simonet
    (75)

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  45. HungerHunger
    Amerikanischer Illustrator
    (75)

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  46. The Flagellation of our LordThe Flagellation of our Lord
    William Adolphe Bouguereau
    (75)

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  47. Arrival in SaarbrueckenArrival in Saarbruecken
    Anton von Werner
    (75)

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  48. Congress in BerlinCongress in Berlin
    Anton von Werner
    (75)

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  49. The Red PrinceThe Red Prince
    Anton von Werner
    (75)

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  50. The unveilingThe unveiling
    Anton von Werner
    (75)

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  51. The opening of the ReichstagThe opening of the Reichstag
    Anton von Werner
    (75)

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  52. The storming of the islandThe storming of the island
    Wilhelm Camphausen
    (75)

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  53. Otto von Bismarck and Emperor Napoleon IIIOtto von Bismarck and Emperor Napoleon III
    Wilhelm Camphausen
    (75)

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  54. Downfall of Linda BlancheDownfall of Linda Blanche
    Willy Stöwer
    (75)

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  55. RomeRome
    Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
    (75)

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  56. The discovery of MosesThe discovery of Moses
    Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
    (75)

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  57. The Valmy battleThe Valmy battle
    Emile Jean Horace Vernet
    (75)

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  58. The raidThe raid
    Emile Jean Horace Vernet
    (75)

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  59. Valmy battleValmy battle
    Emile Jean Horace Vernet
    (75)

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  60. Three sentenced to deathThree sentenced to death
    Ilja Repin
    (75)

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