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history paintings (histories (visual works), <visual works by subject type>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Paintings that depict multi-figure narrative scenes of real or legendary events, especially those in the academic style and with subject matter intended to convey a noble sentiment. The term is especially applied to paintings that were common from the 17th through the 19th century. |
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history paintings (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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history painting (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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history picture (visual work) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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history pictures (paintings) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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paintings, history (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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pictures, history (paintings) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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歷史繪畫 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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歷史畫 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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史畫 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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lì shǐ huì huà (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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li shi hui hua (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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li shih hui hua (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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historiestukken (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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historiestuk (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Historienbilder (visuelle Werke) (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Historienmalerei (visuelles Werk) (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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Historienbild (visuelles Werk) (C,U,German,AD,SN)
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Historiengemälde (visuelles Werk) (C,U,German,AD,B)
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Historienmalereien (visuelle Werke) (C,U,German,AD,PN)
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Geschichtsmalerei (visuelles Werk) (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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pinturas históricas (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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pintura histórica (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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género histórico (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,SN)
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pintura de historia (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,SN)
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 描繪多位人物之真實或傳奇性事件的敘事場景繪畫,特別是以學院派畫風繪製而成、其主題意圖傳達一種高貴情操的畫作。此一詞彙特別是指普及於十七至十九世紀之間的繪畫。 |
Dutch ..... Schilderingen met verhalende voorstellingen, waarin meerdere personen een rol spelen; vooral die in academische stijl en met onderwerpen die van een hoge moraal getuigen; veel vervaardigd van de 17e tot de 19e eeuw. |
German ..... Gemälde, das vielfigurige, erzählende Szenen von realen oder sagenhaften Ereignissen darstellt, insbesondere ein Gemälde im akademischen Stil und mit Themen, die ein edles Gefühl vermitteln wollen. Der Begriff bezieht sich besonders auf Gemälde, die vom 17. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert verbreitet waren. |
Spanish ..... Pinturas que representan escenas narrativas de muchas figuras, de eventos reales o legendarios, especialmente aquellos de estilo académico y con un tema con el propósito de transmitir un sentimiento noble. El término se aplica especialmente a pinturas que fueron comunes desde el siglo XVII al XIX. |
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history painters |
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(history artists, <artists by subject or style of work>, ... People (hierarchy name)) [300253811] |
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history paintings............ |
[GCI Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AATA database (2002-) 124698 checked 26 January 2012 |
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Contributed as a candidate term CCA - 6/93 |
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Heritage Science (2009-) Vol. 7, No. 4, 662, D.Smith, bk review; also 219, 75, 2, W.Roworth, "The Evolution of History Ptg...." 219-234 |
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Lucie-Smith, Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms (1986) ambiguous; can be read as obj or activity. |
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Nash, Painting and Sculpture from Antiquity to 1942 (1979) 186, in text |
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Wittkower, Art and Architecture in Italy (1982) 327 |
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