Can understand it also, as:
Still life, portrait, landscape, seascape, cityscape, animal painting, flower painting, religious painting, mythological painting, historical painting, genre painting, nude painting, nude art, erotic painting, erotic art

Categorize it as:
Impressionism, Modernism

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Detailed Description

Genre painting, also called scenes of everyday life, depicts ordinary people engaged in common activities. The subjects, which can be either everyday occurrences or traditional events, are often portrayed in a humorous or sentimental manner. One of the most famous genre painters is Dutch artist Jan Steen, who often depicted scenes of domestic life. Other well-known genre painters include Pieter de Hooch, Gabriel Metsu, and Frans Hals. One of the most famous genre paintings is Steen’s The Merry Family (1668), which shows a group of people enjoying a meal and playing music together. Other popular genre paintings include De Hooch’s The Courtyard of a House in Delft (1658) and Hals’ The Laughing Cavalier (1624).

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1. Genre painting is a type of painting that depicts everyday life scenes.
2. These paintings can be either inanimate or animate.
3. Inanimate genre paintings are usually of interiors while animate genre paintings are usually of people.
4. The term "genre painting" was first used in the early 17th century.
5. Genre paintings are often used to tell stories or convey moral messages.
6. Many genre paintings are set in the countryside or in small towns.
7. The majority of genre paintings are from the Netherlands and Flanders.
8. Jan Steen is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
9. Pieter de Hooch is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
10. Jan Vermeer is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
11. Frans Hals is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
12. Adriaen Brouwer is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
13. David Teniers the Younger is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
14. Adriaen van Ostade is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
15. Gabriel Metsu is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
16. Gerard Terborch is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
17. Hendrick Avercamp is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
18. Jacob van Ruisdael is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
19. Aelbert Cuyp is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
20. Joachim Beuckelaer is a famous genre painter from the Netherlands.
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Artists (be aware, speculation possible):

1. Jan van Eyck (1390-1441) 2. Robert Campin (1375-1444) 3. Hans Memling (1430-1491) 4. Gerard David (1460-1523) 5. Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569) 6. Joachim Patinir (1480-1524) 7. Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) 8. Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) 9. Matthias Grünewald (1470-1528) 10. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) 11. Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625) 12. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) 13. Frans Hals (1582-1666) 14. Rembrandt (1606-1669) 15. Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)

Artworks (be aware, speculation possible)

1. The Hay Wagon, by American painter Andrew Wyeth (1937) 2. American Gothic, by American painter Grant Wood (1930) 3. The Arnolfini Portrait, by Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck (1434) 4. The Madonna of the Pomegranate, by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli (1487) 5. The Haymakers, by French painter Jean-François Millet (1850) 6. The Gleaners, by French painter Jean-François Millet (1857) 7. The Sower, by French painter Jean-François Millet (1850) 8. The Potato Eaters, by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1885) 9. The Night Café, by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1888) 10. Sunflowers, by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1888) 11. The Starry Night, by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1889) 12. Café Terrace at Night, by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1888) 13. The Birth of Venus, by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli (1486) 14. Primavera, by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli (1482) 15. The Annunciation, by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli (1485)

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The time period of the art style Genre painting is the 18th century.