Wikidata:WikiProject sum of all paintings/Top genres

This is an overview of the top genres (by number of paintings) of the sum of all paintings. See also the genre documentation.

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Genre	description	count
portrait	artistic representation of one or more persons	109175
religious art	art that is religious in theme	67635
landscape art	depiction of landscapes in art	48121
still life	art genre mostly showing inanimate objects	18337
genre art	art genre that depicts scenes from everyday life	15755
marine art	form of figurative art that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea	7834
mythological painting	genre in painting based on stories of Ovid, Aesop's fables, plays, or other popular myths	7607
fan painting	painting on a fan	6817
self-portrait	representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist	6597
cityscape	art genre depicting the urban landscape	4164
history painting	genre in painting defined by historical matter (see also religious painting and mythological painting)	3657
animal art	artistic theme of reproducing animals in art	2891
allegory	pictorial representation of a figure to represent an idea or institution	2779
nude	art genre for works that have as their primary subject the unclothed human body	1957
abstract art	art with a degree of independence from visual references in the world	1214
ink and color painting	type of painting in Asian art	985
portrait miniature	very small painting	963
floral painting	genre in painting	939
architectural painting	painting genre	702
group portrait	portrait of more than one person	607
church interior	genre in painting	572
figure painting	genre of painting	484
interior view	genre of painting	460
ink wash painting	painting technique	437
Veduta	genre of large-scale paintings or prints of a cityscape or other vista	416
family portrait	art genre; group portrait of a family	377
equestrian portrait	art work that shows the subject on horseback	343
double portrait	portrait of two people	226
architectural view	genre of painting	209
battle painting	genre of painting, battle scene	183
capriccio	architectural fantasy in painting	165
historiated portrait	portrait painting in theatrical costume; usually only the faces are the portrait and the rest is fantasized	140
military art	works of art on military themes	130
figurative art	art that depicts real object sources	107
tronietmi0mt0i4gtmo0rko0vk'okr'roo	type of artwork showing an exaggerated face or character in costume	102
vanitas	genre of symbolic work of art	97
schutterstuk	Dutch civic guard group portrait	80
naïve art	art movement	70
trompe-l'œil	art technique of illusory tridimensionality	67
fruit painting	genre in art; for main subject, use fruit	66
Pahari painting	form of Indian painting	60
heraldic art	art genre	58
Multiple-Figure Composition	art genre featuring composition with multiple figures	56
poster art		53
folk art	art produced by artisans trained in a relevant skill working within a local client economy	52
nocturne	term in painting	51
lunar art	genre of painting set on or depcting Earth's Moon	49
Deccan painting	form of miniature painting	49
miniature painting	genre of painting	47
pastoral	art genre	43
idyll	short rustic poem	41
public art	genre of art that is created to be in a public space	40
pronk still life	genre in food still life painting; may have tablecloth or curtain; may include rare fruits, fish, silver beaker, gilt ewer, etc., often stacked up to one side	40
regentenstuk	group portrait of regents of an organisation (usually a Dutch charity)	37
Mughal painting	particular style of South Asian painting confined to miniatures	36
catafalque portrait	portrait of a dead person on a bier, sometimes the deathbed is the bier, but not always	34
modern art	artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s	34
Rajput painting	art style that evolved in the courts of Rajputana in India	30
ukiyo-e	Japanese art genre, fl. 17th–19th c., consisting of woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties, kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, scenes from history and folk tales, travel scenes, landscapes, flora, fauna, and erotica	29
ink and light color painting	type of painting in Asian art	29
byōbu-e	picture drawn on a Japanese folding screen	25
Orientalism	imitation or depiction of aspects of Middle Eastern and East Asian cultures	25
inverted still-life		24
genre painting	paintings of scenes or events from everyday life	22
erotic art	artistic work that deals substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing subject matter	21
profile	orientation to the side, in a two-dimensional depiction	20
Haerlempjes	type of painting that includes a view of Haarlem	18
hunting	artistic theme	18
Western art	art genre focusing on the American west	18
overdoor	relief, panel or painting above a doorway	17
Orientalist painting	painting movement	17
sport art	art genre	15
mythological art	art that is mythological in theme	15
Kangra painting	school of painting	15
satire	literary and art genre with a style of humor based on parody	14
cave painting	paintings found on cave walls and ceilings	13
coffin portrait	portrait of the deceased used to decorate a coffin during a funeral service	13
nikuhitsu-ga	Japanese paintings in ukiyo-e style	13
portrait painting	genre of paintings; field of work for painters	13
laid table	type of still life painting; generally includes a tablecloth	12
caricature	rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way	12
winter landscape	artistic theme	12
conversation piece	painting genre	11
astronomical art	aspect of space art devoted to visualizing the wonders of outer space	11
ornament	decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object	11
study	practice artworks done as technical research for later finished pieces or series	11
Fête galante	category of painting created to describe Antoine Watteau's variations on the theme of the fête champêtre	10
art gallery painting	painting which depicts an art collection	10
shan shui	art genre to draw landscapes	10
Expressionism	modernist art movement	8
Nihonga	paintings made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions	8
Ragamala painting	form of Indian miniature painting	8
statue	sculpture primarily conceived as a representational figure	8
realism	artistic style of representing subjects realistically	7
pop art	art movement	7
Japanese art	art from Japan	7
Christian painting	religious painting	7
Rakuchū Rakugai zu		7
urban art	art genre related to cities	7
religious painting	genre of painting with themes from religion	7
nishiki-e	Japanese multi-colored woodblock printing	7
action painting	style of painting	6
donor portrait	portrait in a larger work showing the person who commissioned and paid for the image	6
chinoiserie	European interpretation and imitation of Chinese and East Asian artistic traditions, especially in the decorative arts, garden design, architecture, literature, theatre, and music	6
fantastic art	type of art that explores fantasy and imagination	6
bijin-ga	Japanese art genre	6
commercial art	art created for commercial purposes	6
photorealism	art genre and movement	6
magic realism	style of literary fiction and art	6

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