Art communicates ideas,emotions, and stories.
Subjects in art are the main themes, objects, or ideas
artworks represent.
Understanding subject types helps us appreciate and
interpret art better.
INTRODUCTION
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Main Subject Typesin Art
1. Landscape - nature, seascapes, animals, plants.
2. Portrait - Human Figures,group paintings, human activities.
3. Still Life - inanimate objects (fruit, food, household items).
4. History & Religion - biblical stories, mythology, historical events.
5. Genre -everyday life scenes.
6. Abstract & Non-Objective- shapes, colors, and forms without direct
representation.
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Artworks that focuson depicting individuals or groups of people, often
emphasizing their likeness, character, or status.
• Portraits and depictions of people.
• Express emotions, identity, or social roles.
Example: Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa
PORTRAITURES
Artworks that depictnatural scenery, such as mountains, valleys,
seas, or skies, often emphasizing the relationship between nature
and human experience.
Landscape paintings of mountains, seas, or forests.
Purpose: Show beauty of environment, connection to earth.
Example: Vincent van Gogh's 'Starry Night'
LANDSCAPE
Artworks that depictinanimate objects, such as fruit,
flowers, or household items, often exploring themes of
mortality, beauty, or the passage of time.
• Focus on objects like fruits, bottles, flowers.
Symbolism often used (e.g., wealth, life, death).
Example: Juan Sánchez Cotán's 'Still Life with Game Fowl'
STILL LIFE
Artworks that emphasizeform, color, and pattern over
representational content, often exploring emotions, ideas, or
experiences.
No recognizable subject-just shapes, lines, colors.
• Focuses on emotions, balance, rhythm.
Example: Wassily Kandinsky's abstract works.
ABSTRACT
Artworks that depicteveryday life or scenes of ordinary people, often
highlighting social issues or cultural norms.
Ordinary, daily human activities.
Example: Farmers working, market scenes, family gatherings.
Example: Jean-François Millet's 'The Gleaners'
GENRE
Art subjects reflectculture, beliefs, and imagination.
By studying subject types, we see how artists communicate with
us.
Art appreciation is about finding meaning in creativity.
CONCLUSION
