For Genre we have terms and definitions in 10 topics. The topics are Art History, Art Movements, Artist, Comic Books, Fine Art, Folklore, Poetry, Role Playing Games, Sculptural and Watercolor.

Genre (Art History)

in classical Rome, a person's invisible tutelary god. In art from the classical period onwards, the low-ranking god was depicted as a winged, usually childish figure.

Genre (Art Movements)

This French word meaning “type” now refers to paintings that depict scenes of everyday life without any attempt at idealization. Genre paintings can be found in all ages, but the Dutch productions of peasant and tavern scenes are typical.

Genre (Artist)

A category of artistic work marked by a particular specified form, technique, or content.

Genre (Comic Books)

Categories of comic book subject matter; e.g. Science Fiction, Super Hero, Romance, Funny Animal, Teenage Humor, Crime, War, Western, Mystery, Horror, etc.

Genre (Fine Art)

(pronounced jahn-re) A type of painting representing scenes of everyday life for its own sake, popular from the 17th century to the 19th century.

Genre (Folklore)

Type.

Genre (Poetry)

The term used to categorize art, film, music, poetry, and other literary works based on style, content, or technique. Common literary genres include tragedy, comedy, lyric, and satire.

Genre (Role Playing Games)

Broadly, a set of stories which are similar in some ways. A genre convention is anything which that set of stories have in common. This is a tricky term in use, however.

Genre (Sculptural)

Art that depicts the casual moments of everyday life and its surroundings.

Genre (Watercolor)

A category of artistic work marked by a particular specified form, technique, or content.

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