history painting

noun

A kind of painting that depicts a moment in a narrative story, often from classical mythology or the Bible.

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Meanings

nounhistory painting (countable and uncountable, plural history paintings)

plural history paintings

  1. countableA kind of painting that depicts a moment in a narrative story, often from classical mythology or the Bible.
  2. uncountableSuch paintings as a genre.
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APA

history painting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/history%20painting

MLA

“history painting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/history%20painting. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “history painting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/history%20painting.

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