Classification of oil paintings

Oil painting in general can be divided into three categories: figure painting, landscape painting and still life painting. (1) Figure painting takes specific people in life as the expression object and reveals the personality characteristics and social life style of specific people. European religious works are all about human beings. Madonna, Christ and other images are derived from people in life. The rise of oil-based paints in the 15th century allowed painters to more accurately and vividly depict the nuances of light and atmosphere in the skin and clothing of their figures. Figures by Bellini, Da Vinci, Raphael, Titian and other great masters are as realistic as they look. Figure painting in the 17th century was more natural, realistic and charming. The 18th century was more skilled in figure painting. From the 19th century to the 20th century, the styles of figure painting appeared diversified. Figure painting can be divided into portrait painting, genre painting, historical painting and military painting. ① Portraits include head portrait, bust, bust, single portrait, double portrait and group portrait. In terms of nature, portraiture is divided into memorial portrait, dress portrait, life portrait, self-portrait and so on. Self-portrait is a favourite subject of many painters. Rembrandt, the Dutch portrait master, took portrait painting as the main goal of his artistic activities in his life, and made about 70 self-portraits. (3) Genre painting is a painting that expresses social life, local conditions and customs. Genre paintings, mostly based on real life, are most likely to resonate with the public. Such as French Miller "Gleaner", "Evening bell" and so on. ③ Historical paintings mainly represent meaningful events in the development of human society, including myths and legends, historical stories and meaningful events in modern life. Such as Dong Xiwen's "Founding Ceremony", Davit's "The Death of Mara". ④ Military paintings are works with the theme of war. For example, The Fall of Breda by Spanish painter Velazquez. (2) Landscape painting, as an independent genre, was created by Dutch painters in the 17th century. Before this, the description of scenery mostly appeared in the background of figure painting. The development of oil painting landscape has gone through classicism, realism, impressionism, post-impressionism and modern symbolic landscape. French painters Corot, Courbet, Russian painter Levitan are excellent landscape painters. (3) Still life paintings are mostly based on daily utensils, flowers, fruits, food and hunted objects. Painters write emotions with objects, reflecting the breath of life and characteristics of The Times through the depiction of still life. The earliest paintings that can be classified as still life paintings appeared in The Pompeii period of Rome, and the Dutch school of painting as an independent genre began in the 17th century. In the history of art, caravaggio, Cornes, Chardin, Manet, Cezanne and so on had a great influence on the development of static painting.