Hierarchy Archive
Painting Hierarchy or the Hierarchy of Genres are the six main types of painting:
1. History Painting
2. Portrait Painting
3. Genre Painting
4. Landscape Painting
5. Animal Painting
6. Still Life Painting
Most of the paintings falls in one or more of these categories and are defined, interpreted accordingly.
If not introduced properly, the painting “Pope’s Introduction To Dryden At Will’s Coffee House” could not get the required attention it deserves. The painting holds the portraits of 17th century are some of the greatest minds, who regularly visited the Will’s Coffee House as a coffee house was popular for formal gatherings in the century. Names of the writing geniuses at Will’s Coffee House include Johnson, Richard Steele, John Vanbrugh, Joseph Addison, Thomas Southerne, Dennis and more importantly John Dryden. The little kid is Alexander Pope – a new boy in town who became a prominent poet in later times- not to be confused with any of the Pope Alexander. Deep influences in childhood cause the ultimate direction of life in adulthood. And that […]




















