THEMES OF PAINTING

These are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a work.
Themes are usually about life, society or human nature, but can be any
other subject.
THEMES OF PAINTING
• Genre Painting
• Historical Painting
• Interiors
• Landscapes
• Portraits
• Nudes
• Religious Painting
• Still Life
 Genre Painting
• Portrays people in daily activities.
• Subjects include planting and harvesting rice, a
young woman singing in front of guests,
vendors, and fiestas.
Genre Painting
Genre Painting
Genre Painting
Genre Painting
 Historical Painting
• Depicts a scene from the past.
• Historical painting often has a lesson concerning
national values.
• This is used before the 20th century.
 Historical Painting

The making of the Philippine Flag (Painting of Armando Amorsolo)

 Interiors
• Refers to the painting of a space inside of a part
of a house or a building.
• This reveals the social class of the family living,
and as well as the traits of the people living in it.
Interiors
Interiors
Interiors
 Landscapes
• These are paintings which portray natural
scenery or urban scenes.
• These can include beaches, mountains, flora,
fauna, and bodies of water to name just a few.
• Seascapes- closely related to landscapes, which
focus on large bodies of water.
Landscapes
Landscapes
Landscapes
 Portaits
• Paintings portraying one or more specific
individuals.

• This portrays the physical characteristics of the

subject and seeks to show the person's character.
Portaits
Portaits
 Nudes
• Paintings that portray the unclothed human
figure.
• Nude painting sessions are conducted in art
galleries.
Nudes
Nudes
 Religious Painting
• Common subjects in this form of painting are
religious images, lives of saints, and scenes from
the scriptures of Nativity scene and Stations of
the cross.
Religious Painting
 Still Life
• Refers to a painting that depicts natural or
man-made objects.
Styles in Still life painting are:
• Neorealism- creating figures that look abstract
• Hyperrealism or magic realism- the subject is
painted in highly realistic way that resembles a
photograph
• Social realism- entails creating paintings that
depicts socio-economic and political problems.
Still Life
Still Life
Still Life