...A genre of painting that generally refers to paintings that depict historical events or the deeds of specific people, but can also include paintings based on legends. Originally, historical paintings were created when powerful people or ruling systems had a strong desire to glamorize real events. In ancient times, the most common subject matter was battle scenes to show off victories. In ancient Egypt, battle scenes were depicted in the murals of the temples of Seti I and Ramses II of the 19th Dynasty. In Greece, the Battle of Marathon (5th century BC) by Polygnotus at the Stoa Poikile in Athens and the Battle of Alexander the Great (c. 300 BC) by Philoxenos of Eretria (date of birth and death unknown) were also depicted. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "istòria" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…絵画の一分野で,一般に,歴史上の事件や特定人物の営為を題材としたものをさすが,伝説に取材した絵画を含めていうこともある。元来歴史画は,権力者や支配体制が現実のできごとを美化する意図を強くもった場合に生まれるものである。主題は,古代には,戦勝を誇示するための戦闘場面がもっとも多かった。古代エジプトでは,第19王朝のセティ1世,ラメセス2世神殿の壁画に戦闘の光景が描写されている。ギリシアでは,ポリュグノトスがアテナイのストア・ポイキレに描いた〈マラトンの戦〉(前5世紀)や,エレトリアのフィロクセノスPhiloxenos(生没年不詳)による〈アレクサンドロス大王の戦〉(前300ころ。… ※「istòria」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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